Trace metals and infectious diseases
Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England :
The MIT Press
[2015]
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Strüngmann Forum reports.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622128206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; 1. Introduction ; Host-Microbe Interactions: The Microbe Perspective; 2. Is Metal Uptake Related to Ecological Niche in the Vertebrate Host?; 3. Competition for Metals among Microbes and Their Host; 4. The Fate of Intracellular Metal Ions in Microbes; 5. Common Mechanisms of Bacterial Metal Homeostasis; 6. Intervention Strategies for Metal Deficiency and Overload; 7. Trace Metals in Host-Microbe Interactions; Host-Microbe Interactions: The Host Perspective; 8. Metal Homeostasis during Development, Maturation, and Aging
- 9. Impact of Metals on Immune Response and Tolerance, and Modulation of Metal Metabolism during Infection 10. Metal-Based Antiparasitic Therapeutics; 11. Impact of Lifestyle on Metal Exposure, Homeostasis, and Associated Diseases; 12. Obesity, Trace Metals, and Infection; 13. Metals in Host-Microbe Interaction; Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases; 14. Selenium and Mercury; 15. New Technologies Using Trace Metals of Concern; 16. The Promise of Nanometals; 17. Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases
- Methods and Technologies for Analyzing Trace Metals in Biological Systems 18. Emerging Strategies in Metalloproteo-mics; 19. Measuring Metals in Complex Biological Systems; 20. Methods and Technologies for Studying Metals in Biological Systems; List of Acronyms ; Bibliography; Subject Index
