| Literature DB >> 34145457 |
Karen M Scanlon1, Ling Chen2, Nicholas H Carbonetti1.
Abstract
Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is a reemerging disease that can produce severe disease manifestations in infants, including pulmonary hypertension (PH). B. pertussis-induced PH is a major risk factor for infection-induced death, but the molecular mechanisms promoting PH are unknown and there is no effective treatment. We examined B. pertussis-induced PH in infant and adult mouse models of pertussis by Fulton index, right heart catheterization, or Doppler echocardiogram. Our results demonstrate that B. pertussis-induced PH is age related and dependent on the expression of pertussis toxin by the bacterium. Hence, pertussis toxin-targeting treatments may ameliorate PH and fatal infant infection.Entities:
Keywords: zzm321990 Bordetella pertussis; infant; pertussis toxin; pulmonary hypertension
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Year: 2022 PMID: 34145457 PMCID: PMC8730479 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab325
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 7.759