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A calcium-calmodulin antagonist blocks experimental Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin-induced lethality in an experimental mouse model

  • Young Rae Lee
  • , Kwang Hyun Park
  • , Zhao Zhen Lin
  • , Young Jong Kho
  • , Jin Woo Park
  • , Hye Won Rho
  • , Bon Sun Koo
  • , Hyung Rho Kim
  • , Eun Kyung Song
  • , Hong Nu Yu
  • , Myung Kwan Han
  • , Seung Ok Lee
  • , Eun Chung Jhee
  • , Jong Suk Kim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We demonstrated that trifluoperazine, a calcium-calmodulin antagonist, blocked the hyperpermeability induced by Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin in in vitro-modeled endothelium and prevented the deaths of mice. Furthermore, compared to tetracycline alone, tetracycline combined with trifluoperazine enhanced the survival rate of V. vulnificus-infected mice, indicating the role of the cytolysin as an important factor in pathogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6157-6159
Number of pages3
JournalInfection and Immunity
Volume72
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004.10

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine
  • Biological Sciences

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