Article
Binding characteristics of S fimbriated Escherichia coli to isolated brain microvascular endothelial cells.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Nov 1994
Stins M F, Prasadarao N V, Ibric L, Wass C A, Luckett P, Kim K S
Abstract excerpt
To assess the role of S fimbriae in the pathogenesis of Escherichia coli meningitis, transformants of E. coli strains with or without S fimbriae plasmid were compared for their binding to microvessel endothelial cells isolated from bovine brain cortices (BMEC). The BMEC's displayed a cobblestone...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Brain
- Cattle
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Escherichia coli
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Humans
- Lactose
- Mutation
- Sialic Acids