Verhoef J, Mattsson E
Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical and Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Trends Microbiol. 1995 Apr;3(4):136-40. doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)88902-7.
In Gram-positive bacterial shock, little is known about the sequence of events that controls the signalling of monocytes and macrophages that leads to the release of cytokines. Cell-wall components, such as peptidoglycan and teichoic acid, are clearly important in the activation of these cells, but exotoxins may also be involved.