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. 1994 Jun;62(6):2619–2621. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.6.2619-2621.1994

Infection of human endothelial cells by Rickettsia rickettsii causes a significant reduction in the levels of key enzymes involved in protection against oxidative injury.

P S Devamanoharan 1, L A Santucci 1, J E Hong 1, X Tian 1, D J Silverman 1
PMCID: PMC186554  PMID: 8188386

Abstract

The activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase were significantly decreased in human endothelial cells infected with the obligate intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This observation lends additional support to our hypothesis implicating oxidative damage in endothelial cell injury caused by this microorganism.

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