Superantigens are a class of highly potent immuno-stimulatory molecules produced by
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. These toxins possess the unique …

The pyrogenic exotoxins of group A streptococci (SPEs) and the enterotoxins of
Staphylococcus aureus (SEs) constitute a family of structurally related toxins that also share …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and related superantigenic toxins produced by
Staphylococcus aureus are potent activators of the immune system. These protein toxins …

Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci, notably those belonging to group A, make up a
large family of true exotoxins referred to as pyrogenic toxin superantigens. These toxins …

Superantigens include bacterial products (mainly ofstreptococci and staphylococci) that
stimulate T cells to proliferate nonspecifically through interaction with class II major …

Staphylococcal exotoxins, staphylococcal enterotoxins AE (SEA-SEE), and toxic shock
syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) are potent activators of the immune system and cause a variety …

Staphylococcal enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 are known as superantigens
due to their ability to activate a large number of T-cells by crosslinking the major …

This review begins with a discussion of the large family of Staphylococcus aureus and beta-
hemolytic streptococcal pyrogenic toxin T lymphocyte superantigens from structural and …

The majority of superantigens are products of microorganisms which have powerful
immunostimulatory and immunosuppressive properties and play a key role in human …

Superantigens (SAgs) include a class of certain bacterial and viral proteins exhibiting highly
potent lymphocyte-transforming (mitogenic) activity towards human and or other mammalian …