Effect of Iron Supplementation on the Outcome of Non-Progressive Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

The human response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is affected by the availability of iron (Fe), which is necessary for proper immune cell function and is essential for the growth and virulence of bacteria. Increase in host Fe levels promotes Mtb growth and tuberculosis (TB) pathogenes...

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Autores principales: Kolloli, Afsal, Singh, Pooja, Rodriguez, G. Marcela, Subbian, Selvakumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31382404
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081155

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31382404
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081155

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