- Article
Inhibition of Pneumolysin Cytotoxicity by Hydrolysable Tannins
- Santeri Maatsola,
- Sami Kurkinen,
- Marica T. Engström,
- Thomas K. M. Nyholm,
- Olli Pentikäinen,
- Juha-Pekka Salminen and
- Sauli Haataja
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes invasive infections such as otitis media, pneumonia and meningitis. It produces the pneumolysin (Ply) toxin, which forms a pore onto the host cell membrane and has multiple functions in the pathogenesis of S. pneumonia...

