Nutritional immunity: the impact of metals on lung immune cells and the airway microbiome during chronic respiratory disease
Abstract Nutritional immunity is the sequestration of bioavailable trace metals such as iron, zinc and copper by the host to limit pathogenicity by invading microorganisms. As one of the most conserved activities of the innate immune system, limiting the availability of free trace metals by cells of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01722-y |