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Heme as Possible Contributing Factor in the Evolvement of Shiga-Toxin Escherichia coli Induced Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Wijnsma Kioa L, Veissi Susan T, de Wijs Sem, van der Velden Thea, Volokhina Elena B, Wagener Frank A D T G, van de Kar Nicole C A J, van den Heuvel L P
Abstract excerpt
Shiga-toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli hemolytic-uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS) is one of the most common causes of acute kidney injury in children. Stx-mediated endothelial injury initiates the cascade leading to thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), still the exact pathogenesis remains elusive. Interestingly, there is wide variability in clinical presentation and outcome. One explanation for this could be the...
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