title: Heat-labile toxin from Bordetella parapertussis induces contraction of smooth muscle cells in culture.
abstract: The ability of Bordetella heat-labile toxin (HLT) to contract various types of cells in culture was examined. HLT from B. parapertussis induced contraction of cultured smooth muscle cells from trachea, intestine, uterus and vas deferens as well as from aorta. The time required for contraction decreased as the dose of B. parapertussis HLT increased from 3 to 100 MID/ml. Upon exposure of cells to concentrations of toxin greater than 100 MID/ml, at least 2 hr was required for contraction. HLT from B. parapertussis did not affect cultured cardiac or skeletal muscle cells within 8 hr after the exposure to HLT (100 MID/ml). No effect on other types of primary culture cells or established cells such as Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells has been described. These data indicate that the primary target cells for HLT might be smooth muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakase
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001884:Bordetella; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D013552:Swine; D011503:Transglutaminases; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C060969:dermonecrotic toxin, Bordetella; D011503:Transglutaminases