Suilysin stimulates the release of heparin binding protein from neutrophils and increases vascular permeability in mice
Most of the deaths that occurred during two large outbreaks of Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infections in 1998 and 2005 in China were caused by streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is characterized by increased vascular permeability. Heparin binding protein (HBP) is thought to mediate th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01338/full |