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Growth factor cocktail could reverse deadly effects of anthrax toxin
Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once the disease has progressed beyond the "point of no return" after just a few days, patients are almost certainly doomed.
ERK pathway reactivation prevents anthrax toxin lethality in mice - Nature Microbiology
Lethal toxin (LT), the major virulence factor of Bacillus anthracis, proteolytically inactivates MEKs and disables downstream ERK, p38 and JNK pathway signalling leading to tissue damage and mortality. Therapies for LT-induced damage after host cell internalization of the toxin are lacking. Here we constructed MEK variants in which the LT proteolytic site was modified: MEK2(P10V/A11D), MEK3(I27D) and MEK6(I15D). These variants were resistant to …
New approach could treat anthrax beyond the 'point of no return'
Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once the disease has progressed beyond the "point of no return" after just a few days, patients are almost certainly doomed.
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