EFFECTS OF HUMAN INTRAVENOUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN ON DIARRHEA CAUSED BY SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN-I AND SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN-II IN INFANT RABBITS
EFFECTS OF HUMAN INTRAVENOUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN ON DIARRHEA CAUSED BY SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN-I AND SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN-II IN INFANT RABBITS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1992.tb02111.x
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发表时间:
1992-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
BURD, EM
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作者:
HAVENS, PL;DUNNE, WM;BURD, EM
Shiga toxin and the related Shiga-like toxins (SLT), produced by Escherichia coli, can cause hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Human intravenous immune globulin (HIVIg) blocks the cytotoxicity of some SLTs in vitro. To examine the ability of HIVIg to modify disease caused by Shiga-like toxin I or Shiga-like toxin II (SLT-I or SLT-II), we injected 3-day-old rabbits intraperitoneally with SLT-containing cell-free supernatants from Escherichia coli O157: H7. A subset of rabbits was treated with subcutaneous HIVIg. All rabbits given 10(4) CD50 of SLT-1 developed severe diarrhea, and 5 died. When HIVIg 500 mg/kg was given in addition to SLT-1, only 6 of 18 rabbits (33.3%) developed diarrhea (P