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The role of bacterial and non-bacterial toxins in the induction of changes in membrane transport: implications for diarrhea
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Keywords: aerolysin; bacterial toxin; calcium channel; carrier protein; cholera toxin; Clostridium toxin; colicin; cyclic AMP; cyclic GMP; cytotoxin; Escherichia coli endotoxin; hemolysin; ion channel; membrane protein; membrane receptor; potassium channel; Shiga t Calcium and electrolytes homeostasis; Cholera; Epithelial cells; Gastrointestinal tract; Ion channels; Membrane damage
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Bacterial toxins induce changes in membrane transport which underlie the loss of electrolyte homeostasis associated with diarrhea. Bacterial- and their secreted toxin-types which have been linked with diarrhea include: (a) Vibrio cholerae (cholera toxin