Proinflammatory Mediators of Toxic Shock and Their Correlation to Lethality

Bacterial exotoxins and endotoxins both stimulate proinflammatory mediators but the contribution of each individual toxin in the release of mediators causing lethal shock is incompletely understood. This study examines the cytokine response and lethality of mice exposed to varying doses of staphyloc...

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Main Authors: Teresa Krakauer, Marilyn J. Buckley, Diana Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/517594