LP14920-0
Clostridioides difficile toxin B
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Description
Clostridium difficile toxin B is a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium difficile. C. difficile produces two major kinds of toxins that are very potent and lethal; an enterotoxin (Toxin A) and a cytotoxin (Toxin B, this protein). Early studies suggested that toxin A (also known as TcdA) is the major toxin protein causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD); however, within the last decade it has been shown that Toxin B (or TcdB) plays a more important role in disease than anyone had forecasted. Toxin B has been identified as the major virulence factor that causes the opening of tight junctions of intestinal epithelial cells, which enables toxin to increase vascular permeability and induce hemorrhaging. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Clostridium difficile toxin B
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Clostridioides difficile toxin B
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- C diff Tox B
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 艰难梭菌毒素 B Synonyms: 艰难梭状芽胞杆菌毒素 B; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Toxine B du clostridioides difficile |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Clostridium difficile toksiin B |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Clostridium difficile toxina B |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Clostridium difficile, tossina B Synonyms: Tossina B di Clostridium difficile |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Clostridium difficile toksin B |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Clostridium difficile токсин B |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Clostridioides difficile toxine B Synonyms: Clostridium difficile toxine B |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Toxine B du Clostridium difficile Synonyms: Clostridium difficile.Toxine B |
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