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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Main Authors: George M. Varghese, Vijay Prakash Turaka, Jeshina Janardhanan, Sadhana Yadav, Kavitha M. Lakshmi, Vijayakumar T. S, Bobby Cherayil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302279