Extraction and Purification of Vibrio Cholerae Enterotoxin and Study its Cytopathic Effect on Some Mice Organs

Abstract

Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin was extracted by cooling centrifugation and filtration
with milipore filter (0.22um) and was purified by using Sephacryl –S- 6 gel
filtration,the content of protein was estimated . The results showed protein
concentration was 28.5 microgram/ml,the present of enterotoxin was detected by
infant suckling mouse method.
.The cytopathic effect of enterotoxin was studied by injecting a number of mice with
purified enterotoxin, It was found caused shortening the villi of the intestine at
concentration 55 and 45 ug /ml of purified enterotoxin, while the effect on liver
showed degenerative change with necrosis at 55 ug/ml of enterotoxin and caused
necrosis and infiltration of inflammatory cells at 45 ug /ml, the effect on spleen
tissue was represented by widening of white pulp, and reduction or disappearance of
red pulp also inflammatory cells wre found i.e. lymphocyte and hypoplasia of white
pulp at the two concentrations of the enterotoxin .