Serum siderocalin levels in patients with tuberculosis and HIV infection
Objectives: Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces high-affinity siderophores that play essential roles in iron acquisition and tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis. In response, host cells secrete a siderophore-binding protein, siderocalin, to limit the bacteria’s access to iron. The objective of the presen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302279 |