Acute systemic immune activation following vaginal exposure to staphylococcal enterotoxin B—Implications for menstrual shock

Abstract Menstrual toxic shock syndrome (mTSS) is an acute systemic inflammatory disease associated with the superantigenic exotoxin, toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST)-1, produced by Staphylococcus aureus and the use of high absorbency tampons. Even though S. aureus is capable of elaborating several...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of reproductive immunology 2007-02, Vol.73 (1), p.51-59
Hauptverfasser:	Rajagopalan, Govindarajan, Smart, Michele K, Murali, Narayana, Patel, Robin, David, Chella S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Embryology: invertebrates and vertebrates. Teratology Enterotoxins - immunology Enterotoxins - toxicity Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Inflammation Liver - immunology Liver - pathology Lung - immunology Lung - pathology Menstrual shock Menstruation - drug effects Menstruation - immunology Mice Obstetrics and Gynecology Shock, Septic - immunology Shock, Septic - pathology Staphylococcal Infections - immunology Staphylococcal Infections - pathology Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - immunology Superantigens T-Lymphocytes - drug effects T-Lymphocytes - immunology Vagina Vagina - drug effects Vagina - immunology Vagina - microbiology
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