The Mechanism of Pertussis Cough Revealed by the Mouse-Coughing Model

The Mechanism of Pertussis Cough Revealed by the Mouse-Coughing Model

ABSTRACT Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. This disease is characterized by severe and uncontrollable coughing, which imposes a significant burden on patients. However, its etiological agent and th...

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Main Authors: Yukihiro Hiramatsu, Koichiro Suzuki, Takashi Nishida, Naoki Onoda, Takashi Satoh, Shizuo Akira, Masahito Ikawa, Hiroko Ikeda, Junzo Kamei, Sandra Derouiche, Makoto Tominaga, Yasuhiko Horiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-04-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
bradykinin
TRPV1
Vag8
cough
pertussis toxin
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03197-21

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03197-21

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