A. H. Currie

Comparison of the Effects of E. coli STa with E. coli LT, Clostridium difficile Toxin A and Osmotic Burdens on Small Intestinal Fluid Transport: Additional Proof that STa is Not a Secretory Enterotoxin

M. L. Lucas, S. Frame, S. Wheeler, A. H. Currie, A. Sheidaee, S. M. Reza, S. Fee, G. Li, C. J. R. Turkington & E. McNaughton · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Using a recirculation procedure to perfuse anaesthetised rat jejunum, E. coli STa enterotoxin can be shown to inhibit net fluid absorption profoundly, while not causing net fluid secretion, provided fluid measurement is by mass or volume. This observation contradicts many reports...