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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

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