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Anti-pertussis toxin IgG level in the Thai population.
Anti-pertussis toxin IgG level in the Thai population.
Thanunrat Thongmee (732724) +5 more
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Mechanism of association of adenylate cyclase toxin with the surface of Bordetella pertussis : a role for toxin-filamentous haemagglutinin interaction [PDF]
Summary Adenylate cyclase (AC) toxin from Bordetella pertussis is unusual in that, unlike most other members of the repeats-in-toxin family that are released into the extracellular milieu, it remains associated with the bacterial surface.
Mary C Gray +2 more
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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory disease, caused by a bacterial infection with Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis is characterized by paroxysmal coughing, which can lead to severe complications and even death, especially ...
Kling, Carolin
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Pertussis toxin uncouples dopamine agonist inhibition of prolactin release
Pertussis toxin, a protein exotoxin produced by Bordetella pertussis, markedly reduced or eliminated the ability of dopamine or the dopamine agonist bromocriptine to inhibit prolactin release from anterior pituitary cells in vitro.
E. L. Hewlett +3 more
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Prevention of pertussis: An unresolved problem
Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. However, after the introduction of the whole-cell pertussis vaccine (wP), the annual incidence rates of the disease progressively declined.
Susanna Esposito, Nicola Principi
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Pertussis toxin inhibits endothelium-dependent relaxations evoked by fluoride
Fluoride is a direct activator of G-proteins. In isolated rings of canine coronary artery, fluoride caused relaxation of rings with endothelium, but only slight contraction of rings denuded of endothelium.
Flavahan, NA, Vanhoutte, PM
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-Intrathecal pertussis toxin injection has been used as a neuropathic pain model. In the present study, its effects on cerebrospinal fluid biochemistry and nociceptive behavioral expression were examined in rats.
C.-S Wong +6 more
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This prospective study, which was designed to compare nasopharyngeal culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology in the diagnosis of pertussis, covered 35 children aged between 0 and 16 who were admitted to Hacettepe University Ihsan ...
Ali Bülent Cengiz +5 more
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Parents as source of pertussis transmission in hospitalized young infants
Purpose This study was planned to collect evidences of familial pertussis transmission to infants younger than 6 months of age. Understanding the dynamics of transmission of pertussis in families is essential to plan effective prevention strategies ...
Stefanelli P. +26 more
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