"Cytotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Substances that are toxic to cells; they may be involved in immunity or may be contained in venoms. These are distinguished from CYTOSTATIC AGENTS in degree of effect. Some of them are used as CYTOTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS. The mechanism of action of many of these are as ALKYLATING AGENTS or MITOSIS MODULATORS.
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D003603
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.569.213
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cytotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cytotoxins: Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Impact on Inflammatory Responses. Cells. 2023 01 03; 12(1).
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT Induces Atypical Anoikis Apoptosis in Target Host Cells by Transforming Crk Adaptor Protein into a Cytotoxin. PLoS Pathog. 2015 May; 11(5):e1004934.
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Prolylcarboxypeptidase regulates proliferation, autophagy, and resistance to 4-hydroxytamoxifen-induced cytotoxicity in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jan 28; 286(4):2864-76.
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Natural killer cell inhibition of young spherules and endospores of Coccidioides immitis. J Immunol. 1987 Nov 01; 139(9):3107-11.
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Toxicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A for human macrophages. Infect Immun. 1978 Mar; 19(3):1092-6.