TY - JOUR
T1 - Aeromonas sobria hemolysin causes diarrhea by increasing secretion of HCO3-
AU - Takahashi, Akira
AU - Nakano, Masayuki
AU - Okamoto, Keinosuke
AU - Fujii, Yoshio
AU - Mawatari, Kazuaki
AU - Harada, Nagakatsu
AU - Nakaya, Yutaka
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Aeromonas sobria hemolysin (ASH) is one of the major virulence factors produced by A. sobria, a causative agent of diarrhea in humans. We investigated the effects of ASH on anion transport in human colonic epithelial cells. ASH increased short circuit currents across the intestinal epithelia, which were suppressed by anion channel antagonists, such as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and by the removal of external HCO3-. Iliac fluid accumulation was also inhibited by carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. The results suggest that ASH activates HCO3- secretion, whose level correlates with the severity of diarrhea.
AB - Aeromonas sobria hemolysin (ASH) is one of the major virulence factors produced by A. sobria, a causative agent of diarrhea in humans. We investigated the effects of ASH on anion transport in human colonic epithelial cells. ASH increased short circuit currents across the intestinal epithelia, which were suppressed by anion channel antagonists, such as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and by the removal of external HCO3-. Iliac fluid accumulation was also inhibited by carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. The results suggest that ASH activates HCO3- secretion, whose level correlates with the severity of diarrhea.
KW - Aeromonas sobria hemolysin (ASH)
KW - Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)
KW - HCO secretion
KW - Short circuit currents (I)
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00204.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00204.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16630261
AN - SCOPUS:33645472799
SN - 0378-1097
VL - 258
SP - 92
EP - 95
JO - FEMS Microbiology Letters
JF - FEMS Microbiology Letters
IS - 1
ER -