An endocytic process in HEp-2 cells induced by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
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Inhibition of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) adherence to HEp-2 cells by bovine colostrum and milk.
BACKGROUND enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is the main etiological agent of infantile diarrhea in Brazil and other developing countries. Human milk IgA protects newborn intestinal mucosa by inhibiting bacterial adhesion to epithelial cells and this effect is shown by in vitro assays of EPEC adhesion to HEp-2 cultured cells. Bovine milk, if effective in promoting this protection, could ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-28-1-49