Outer membrane vesicles derived from Escherichia coli up-regulate expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules in vitro and in vivo.

Escherichia coli, as one of the gut microbiota, can evoke severe inflammatory diseases including peritonitis and sepsis. Gram-negative bacteria including E. coli constitutively release nano-sized outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). Although E. coli OMVs can induce the inflammatory responses without live...

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Main Authors: Ji Hyun Kim, Yae Jin Yoon, Jaewook Lee, Eun-Jeong Choi, Namwoo Yi, Kyong-Su Park, Jaesung Park, Jan Lötvall, Yoon-Keun Kim, Yong Song Gho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23516621/?tool=EBI