Open AccessThe Key Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA-I Lectin on Experimental Gut-Derived Sepsis
Author(s) -
Robert S. Laughlin,
Mark W. Musch,
Christopher J. Hollbrook,
Flavio Rocha,
Eugene B. Chang,
John C. Alverdy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200007000-00019
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , cecum , pseudomonas exotoxin , exotoxin , barrier function , pathogen , medicine , intestinal epithelium , intestinal mucosa , sepsis , immunology , biology , epithelium , bacteria , toxin , pathology , genetics
To examine the effect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on intestinal barrier function and its lethal potential when introduced into the intestinal tract of mice.