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In molecular Biology the B protein from Cholera toxin is used to identify gangliosides (an important class of biological compounds) visually with a microscope. This enables researchers to perform advanced experiments on many different diseases.
Many promising drugs for treatment of brain disorders are rendered ineffective because they can not get past the "blood-brain barrier". Within the last month, researchers reported that they have been able to use a toxin from Rabies to successfully administer a drug of their choice into brain tissue. (Rabies is a virus not a bacteria though...)
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Why are bacterial toxins are beneficial to medicine?
A beneificial use is that researchers can perform advanced experiments on many different diseases!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is the acute bacterial infection whose toxins can damage the heart muscle and peripheral nerves?
the acute bacterial infection whose toxins can damage the heart muscle and peripheral nerves is what
What effect does bacterial toxins cause have on patients water balance?
erectal disfunction
What cause bacteria to produse toxins?
What causes bacteria to produce toxins is metabolism. The toxins are not intended to be poisons. They are like the exhaust of a car, they are the biproducts of their body processes of life. So in other words, it's bacterial pee and poo.
What are Poisons produced by pathogens called?
Poisons produced by pathogenic bacteria are called "bacterial toxins."
What are two basic ways that bacteria cause disease?
Bacterial toxins and direct tissue destruction
What is the purpose of the liver in the body?
It removes toxins and metabolizes things such as medicine and alcohol.
What are the beneficial uses of bacterial toxins in medicine?
One example is Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium produces the infamous "Botox" we all hear about. The botulinum toxin causes flaccid paralysis, thus muscles cannot contract because acetylcholine is not able to be released into the synapse from the pre-synaptic vessicle and bind to the post-synaptic vessicle. Therefore the muscles cannot contract. Botox injections use this incredibly potent toxin in excedingly small amounts injected into the muscles of the face to prevent contraction, thus those wrinkles cannot be seen if you can't use your muscles. The opposite is the tetanospasmin toxin also from Clostridium bacterium (Clostridium tetani) that causes spastic paralysis (often reffered to as lock jaw). This occurs from the inability to prevent or stop muscle contraction by inhibition of inhibitory neurotransmitters such as GABA and glycine.
Bacteria that make you sick by producing toxins?
Toxigenesis, or the ability to produce toxins, is an underlying mechanism by which many bacterial pathogens produce disease. Examples of this are: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium perfringens and Streptococcus pyogenes.
Is toxic shock syndrome a bacterial infection?
Yes, Toxic Shock syndrome (TSS) is a bacterial infection where certain bacteria release toxins into the body. The bacteria responsible are staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes.
What has modern medicine developed to neutralize the efforts of toxins and poisonous bites?
antitoxins
Are essential oils beneficial?
Essential oils are very beneficial for your health, beauty, and wellness. Free yourself from the chemicals, toxins in cleaners, medicines, skin and hair products. Make your own with essential oils.
