Role of EHEC O157:H7 virulence factors in the activation of intestinal epithelial cell NF-κB and MAP kinase pathways and the upregulated expression of interleukin 8

Abstract
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EHEC) is a gastrointestinal pathogen that is generally non-invasive for intestinal epithelial cells, yet causes acute intestinal inflammation, diarrhoea, ...