Iron Overload Is Associated With Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Immunity During Viral Infection in Fish

Iron is a trace element, essential to support life due to its inherent ability to exchange electrons with a variety of molecules. The use of iron as a cofactor in basic metabolic pathways is essential to both pathogenic microorganisms and their hosts. During evolution, the shared requirement of micr...

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Main Authors: Estefanía Tarifeño-Saldivia, Andrea Aguilar, David Contreras, Luis Mercado, Byron Morales-Lange, Katherine Márquez, Adolfo Henríquez, Camila Riquelme-Vidal, Sebastian Boltana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01296/full