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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Philip Brandon Busbee
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-3185 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Busbee Philip B PB Nagarkatti Mitzi M Nagarkatti Prakash S PS
PloS one 20150223 2
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a potent superantigen capable of inducing inflammation characterized by robust immune cell activation and proinflammatory cytokine release. Exposure to SEB can result in food poisoning as well as fatal conditions such as toxic shock syndrome. In the current study, we investigated the effect of natural indoles including indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) on SEB-mediated liver injury. Injection of SEB into D-galactosamine-sensitized female ...[more]