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Anti-pertussis toxin IgG level in the Thai population.

open access: yes, 2016
Anti-pertussis toxin IgG level in the Thai population.
Thanunrat Thongmee (732724)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Mechanism of association of adenylate cyclase toxin with the surface of Bordetella pertussis : a role for toxin-filamentous haemagglutinin interaction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
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
core  

Characterization of new approaches to inhibit Pertussis toxin based on human peptides and cellular chaperone inhibitors

open access: yes
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
core   +1 more source

Pertussis toxin uncouples dopamine agonist inhibition of prolactin release

open access: yes, 1983
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
core   +1 more source

Prevention of pertussis: An unresolved problem

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Pertussis toxin inhibits endothelium-dependent relaxations evoked by fluoride

open access: yes, 1990
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
core   +1 more source

INTRATHECAL PERTUSSIS TOXIN INDUCES THERMAL HYPERALGESIA: INVOLVEMENT OF EXCITATORY AND INHIBITORY AMINO ACIDS

open access: yes, 2020
-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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Comparison of nasopharyngeal culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serological test for diagnosis of pertussis

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2009
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
doaj  

Parents as source of pertussis transmission in hospitalized young infants

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +1 more source

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