Staphylococcal exfoliative toxin (exoliatin A) reacts in the human body as a superantigen, intoxication with this means:
A) polyclonal T-cell stimulation by overriding the normal route of antigen presentation
B) monoclonal B-cell stimulation without T-cell signaling
C) direct overactivation of TH1 cells causing TC cell response only
D) dramatic downregulation in genes controlling all cells producing pro-inflammatory cytokines
E) decreased antigen presentation by APC followed by autoantibody formation
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