Elemental Ingredients in the Macrophage Cocktail: Role of ZIP8 in Host Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Elemental Ingredients in the Macrophage Cocktail: Role of ZIP8 in Host Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global epidemic caused by the infection of human macrophages with the world’s most deadly single bacterial pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). M.tb resides in a phagosomal niche within macrophages, where trace element concentrations impact the immune response, bacteri...

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Main Authors: Charlie J. Pyle, Abul K. Azad, Audrey C. Papp, Wolfgang Sadee, Daren L. Knoell, Larry S. Schlesinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
zinc
zinc transporter
tuberculosis
lung
macrophage
innate immunity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/11/2375

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