Formaldehyde is used to inactivate bacterial products for toxoid vaccines ( vaccines that use an inactive bacterial toxin to produce immunity ).
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All of these protein-based drugs combine part of an anti-B cell antibody with a bacterial toxin to kill the cells on internalization.
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The corn in question is called StarLink, a strain which has been genetically altered to produce a bacterial toxin that kills insects.
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Even before the latest rash of cases, anthrax research has focused heavily on ways of blocking the activity of the bacterial toxins.
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From this basic research, a reagent, Limulus amoebocyte lysate ( LAL ), was developed that can detect minute amounts of bacterial toxins.
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This is partly due to the burden on the immune system, its corresponding release of inflammatory cytokines, and the distribution of bacterial toxins.
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"It's the same bacterial toxin created when foods are canned improperly but it's diluted to the point that it's a very safe level,"
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Diarrhea is most commonly caused by a myriad of viral infections but is also often the result of bacterial toxins and sometimes even infection.
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The PA requirement observed in animal-model experiments demonstrates a common paradigm for bacterial toxins, called the " A " / " B " paradigm.
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Necrosis can be activated by components of the immune system, such as the complement system; bacterial toxins; activated natural killer cells; and peritoneal macrophages.