V. cholerae - Filippo Pacini
V. cholerae - Filippo Pacini
V. cholerae - Filippo Pacini
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY<br />
V. <strong>cholerae</strong> O1 and O139 have one or more copies of<br />
the genes ctxA and ctxB that encode the cholera toxin<br />
the cholera toxin has 2 sub-units: A or active and B for<br />
binding to a specific receptor, ganglioside GM1<br />
the A sub-unit activates the adenylate cyclase enzyme<br />
increasing cAMP levels:<br />
» promotes secretion of chloride by crypt cells<br />
» blocks absorption of sodium and chloride by villus cells<br />
the role of other toxins is less clear; zone ocludens,<br />
shigella like toxin, accessory enterotoxin