The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that
share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity …

Superantigens are unconventional antigens which recognise immune receptors outside
their usual recognition sites eg complementary determining regions (CDRs), to elicit a …

Background Until recently, patients who have the same type and stage of cancer all receive
the same treatment. It has been established, however, that individuals with the same …

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

Infants born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected women are HIV-exposed but
the majority remains uninfected [ie, HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU)]. HEU infants suffer …

For many years, blepharitis and dry eye disease have been thought to be two distinct
diseases, and evaporative dry eye distinct from aqueous insufficiency. In this treatise, we …

Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) secreted by Staphylococcus aureus frequently
contaminate food and cause serious foodborne diseases but are ignored during food …

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial pathogen capable of causing a
range of infections in humans from gastrointestinal disease, skin and soft tissue infections, to …

Background Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activated protein kinase-2 (MK2) is
activated downstream of p38 MAPK and regulates stability of mRNAs encoding inflammatory …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) causes food poisoning in humans. It is considered a
biological weapon, and inhalation can trigger lung injury and sometimes respiratory failure …