Enterotoxins (cholera toxin [CT] or STb), which selectively upregulate fluid secretion are the most potent diarrheagenic toxins. Disorganization of the actin cytoskeleton induces alterations of ...

A: Animal; ACE: Accessory cholera enterotoxin; H: Human; ZOT: Zonula occludens toxin.

Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago and Chicago Veterans Administration Medical Center (West Side Division), Chicago, IL, USA Correspondence to: Dr G Hecht, ...

The mucosal immune system is a critical first line of defense to infectious diseases, as many pathogens enter the body through mucosal surfaces, disrupting the balanced interactions between mucosal ...

Seasonal and spatial variations in the bacterial communities of two tropical freshwater sources in Bangladesh, Lake Dhanmondi in central Dhaka, and a pond in the outskirts of Dhaka, were assessed and ...

2004) are among these alternatives. Probiotics, live culture of beneficial microorganisms, have beneficial actions on the host through the competition for linking sites and nutrients, production of ...