Emetic potentials of newly identified staphylococcal enterotoxin-like toxins

Infect Immun. 2013 Oct;81(10):3627-31. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00550-13. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

Abstract

Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are a common causative agent of food poisoning. Recently, many new SE-like (SEl) toxins have been reported, although the role of SEls in food poisoning remains unclear. In this study, the emetic potentials of SElK, SElL, SElM, SElN, SElO, SElP, and SElQ were assessed using a monkey-feeding assay. All the SEls that were tested induced emetic reactions in monkeys at a dose of 100 μg/kg, although the numbers of affected monkeys were significantly smaller than the numbers that were affected after consuming SEA or SEB. This result suggests that these new SEs may play some role in staphylococcal food poisoning.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Emetics / chemistry
  • Emetics / metabolism
  • Emetics / toxicity*
  • Enterotoxins / chemistry
  • Enterotoxins / metabolism
  • Enterotoxins / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
  • Macaca fascicularis
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*
  • Vomiting / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Emetics
  • Enterotoxins