Browsing by Subject "Cholera Toxin"

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Bovine Lactoferrin Decreases Cholera-Toxin-Induced Intestinal Fluid Accumulation in Mice by Ganglioside Interaction

Rivera, Fulton P.; Medina, Anicia M.; Bezada, Sandra; Valencia, Roberto; Bernal, María; Meza, Rina; Maves, Ryan C.; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean (Public Library of Science, 2013)

Secretory diarrhea caused by cholera toxin (CT) is initiated by binding of CT’s B subunit (CTB) to GM1-ganglioside on the surface of intestinal cells. Lactoferrin, a breast milk glycoprotein, has shown protective effect ...

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