Infection and Immunity 2003-Apr
Bidirectional concentration-dependent effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha in Shigella dysenteriae-related seizures.
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We have previously demonstrated that pretreatment of mice with Shigella dysenteriae sonicate enhanced their susceptibility to pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures and that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) was proconvulsive in this respect. The present study shows that TNF-alpha, at high concentrations, may also exert a suppressive effect on Shigella-mediated seizures. This implies that high levels of TNF-alpha may play a protective role in neurologic complications of S. dysenteriae infection.