Article
Immune modulation by the cholera-like enterotoxins
1 Oct 2002
Abstract excerpt
The role of cholera toxin and heat-labile enterotoxin in the pathogenesis of diarrhoeal disease has been well documented for many years. In addition to these deleterious effects, a wealth of data is accumulating that suggests that these toxins and their subunits might be used to modulate immune responses in a variety of beneficial ways. In this regard, the toxins can boost immune responses to unrelated antigens,...