cholera toxin mechanism of action

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laxitjn

Discussion Starter · Jan 28, 2011

does cholera toxin causes increase in no of chloride secretory channels in epithelium ?

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patelMD

· #4 · Jan 28, 2011

laxitjn said:
thanx , so the toxin has no role in production of new receptors ,but just attacks the original receptors , or does high level of cAMP can induce receptor synthesis ?

Affects the receptors that are there, they in turn will produce the products that lead to the diarrhea (as said above secretion of electrolytes into the lumen along with water)