[Immunological properties of the Gram-negative bacilli Pseudomonas aeruginosa].
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is commonly present in the environment, causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients as well as in those with severe burns or cystis fibrosis. Its pathogenic properties are connected with both intracellular and extracellular constituents. They are able to stimulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines contributing to the development of inflammation. The paper presents the role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the infection of various tissues. The authors describe bacterial antigens, toxins, and their ability to induce cytokine production on the basis of the contemporary literature.
Rusiecka-Ziółkowska
Jolanta
J
Katedra i Zakład Mikrobiologii Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu, Wrocław, Poland. joda@mbio.am.wroc.pl
Fleischer
Małgorzata
M
Staroszczyk
Jolanta
J
D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology*
D016207:Cytokines