title: Bacterial superantigens--mechanism of T cell activation by the superantigens and their role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000276:immunology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*; D018089:Superantigens / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D018089:Superantigens