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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Denise Burri
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3555 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Zysset-Burri Denise C DC Bellac Caroline L CL Leib Stephen L SL Wittwer Matthias M
BMC infectious diseases 20130827
<h4>Background</h4>Bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae leads to death in up to 30% of patients and leaves up to half of the survivors with neurological sequelae. The inflammatory host reaction initiates the induction of the kynurenine pathway and contributes to hippocampal apoptosis, a form of brain damage that is associated with learning and memory deficits in experimental paradigms. Vitamin B6 is an enzymatic cofactor in the kynurenine pathway and may thus limit the accumul ...[more]