Staphylococcal α-Toxin Provokes Coronary Vasoconstriction and Loss in Myocardial Contractility in Perfused Rat Hearts | Zendy

Ulf Sibelius | Zendy; Ulrich Grandel | Zendy; Michael Buerke | Zendy; D Mueller | Zendy; Ladislau Kiss | Zendy; HansJoachim Kraemer | Zendy; Ruediger C. BraunDullaeus | Zendy; Werner Haberbosch | Zendy; Werner Seeger | Zendy; Friedrich Grimminger | Zendy

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Staphylococcal α-Toxin Provokes Coronary Vasoconstriction and Loss in Myocardial Contractility in Perfused Rat Hearts

Author(s) -

Ulf Sibelius,

Ulrich Grandel,

Michael Buerke,

D Mueller,

Ladislau Kiss,

HansJoachim Kraemer,

Ruediger C. BraunDullaeus,

Werner Haberbosch,

Werner Seeger,

Friedrich Grimminger

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.101.1.78

Subject(s) - medicine , contractility , vasoconstriction , cardiology

Cardiac performance is severely depressed in septic shock. Endotoxin has been implicated as the causative agent in Gram-negative sepsis, but similar abnormalities are encountered in Gram-positive sepsis. We investigated the influence of the major exotoxin of Staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcal alpha-toxin, in isolated perfused rat hearts.

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