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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Effects of Shiga toxin type 2 on maternal and fetal status in rats in the early stage of pregnancy.

Flavia Sacerdoti, María M Amaral, Elsa Zotta, Ana M Franchi, Cristina Ibarra

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Detection of Shiga Toxin-ProducingFrontiers in endocrinology · 2022
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  2. Shiga Toxin-ProducingMicroorganisms · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Flavia SacerdotiLaboratorio de Fisiopatogenia, Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO Houssay-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2155 Paraguay street, Piso 6, 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
María M AmaralLaboratorio de Fisiopatogenia, Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO Houssay-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2155 Paraguay street, Piso 6, 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elsa ZottaLaboratorio de Fisiopatogenia, Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO Houssay-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2155 Paraguay street, Piso 6, 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ana M FranchiCEFYBO-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2155 Paraguay Street, Piso 16, 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Cristina IbarraLaboratorio de Fisiopatogenia, Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO Houssay-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2155 Paraguay street, Piso 6, 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
University of Buenos Aires · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2), a toxin secreted by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), could be one of the causes of maternal and fetal morbimortality not yet investigated. In this study, we examined the effects of Stx2 in rats in the early stage of pregnancy. Sprague-Dawley pregnant rats were intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected with sublethal doses of Stx2, 0.25 and 0.5 ng Stx2/g of body weight (bwt), at day 8 of gestation (early postimplantation period of gestation). Maternal weight loss and food and water intake were analyzed after Stx2 injection. Another group of rats were euthanized and uteri were collected at different times to evaluate fetal status. Immunolocalization of Stx2 in uterus and maternal kidneys was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The presence of Stx2 receptor (globotriaosylceramide, Gb3) in the uteroplacental unit was observed by thin layer chromatography (TLC). Sublethal doses of Stx2 in rats caused maternal weight loss and pregnancy loss. Stx2 and Gb3 receptor were localized in decidual tissues. Stx2 was also immunolocalized in renal tissues. Our results demonstrate that Stx2 leads to pregnancy loss and maternal morbidity in rats in the early stage of pregnancy. This study highlights the possibility of human pregnancy loss and maternal morbidity mediated by Stx2.

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AnimalsBody WeightCreatinineDeciduaDrinking BehaviorFeeding BehaviorFemaleFetusHumansKidneyLeukocytesMalePregnancyRats, Sprague-DawleyShiga Toxin 2UterusCreatinineShiga Toxin 2

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PMCPMC4026949
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