The bacterium's so-called heat-labile toxin causes ion channels on intestinal cells to open, triggering an outpouring of water and electrolytes into the digestive tract -- in other words, diarrhea.

The bacterium's so-called heat-labile toxin causes ion channels on intestinal cells to open, triggering an outpouring of water and electrolytes into the digestive tract - in other words, diarrhea.

And they've shown that vaccinating against a toxin produced by E. coli protects ... et al. (2022) Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin drives enteropathic changes in small ...

Amid the alarming trend of colorectal cancer cases rising among young people, a new study has linked a bacterial toxin called colibactin to the increase in early-onset cases.

Kligler and Oleinik1 reported the presence of a labile toxin in yolksac cultures of Rickettsise. The following experiments were designed in order to test whether the toxic effects of Rickettsiæ ...

Toxin timeline. Colibactin was linked to colorectal cancer cases in younger people, according to a study published in the journal Nature.The toxin has been known to cause DNA damage and is ...

Botulinum toxin is widely used for the treatment of head tremor, but randomized trials assessing its effect are limited. 5-8 Results of two open-label trials, 6,7 as well as one randomized ...

The bacterium's so-called heat-labile toxin causes ion channels on intestinal cells to open, triggering an outpouring of water and electrolytes into the digestive tract -- in other words, diarrhea.