Pneumolysin Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Pneumolysin and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Review 1 Tuomanen EI.: Pathogenesis of pneumococcal inflammation: otitis media Vaccine. 19 Suppl 1:S38-40, 2000 Pneumococci cause damage to the ear in otitis media with an association with bacterial meningitis. The pathogenesis of injury involves host response to cell wall constituents and the pore-forming toxin, pneumolysin. Release of cell wall constituents, particularly during antibiotic-induced bacterial lysis, leads to an influx of leukocytes and subsequent tissue injury. The signal transduction cascade for this response is becoming defined and includes CD14, Toll-like receptor 2, NFkB, and cytokine production. The second source of injury is the cytotoxicity of the pore forming toxin, pneumolysin. Decreasing the sequelae of otitis can be achieved by an increased understanding of the site-specific mechanisms of pneumococcal-induced inflammation. | View Page |
| Middle ear damage in cases of S. pneumoniae infections are caused primarily by the: (Choose all that apply) | View Page |
