MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Lipooligosaccharide, Vag8, and pertussis toxin of Bordetella pertussis cooperatively cause coughing in mice
Y. Hiramatsu, K. Suzuki, T. Nishida…·Y. Horiguchi
The paper develops a mouse model of whooping cough and identifies that LOS, Vag8, and PTx cooperatively cause coughing by modulating TRPV1 and bradykinin levels.
DOI 10.1101/2020.12.25.424096