Strategies of Intracellular Pathogens for Obtaining Iron from the Environment
Joint Authors
Leon-Sicairos, Nidia
Reyes-Cortes, Ruth
Guadrón-Llanos, Alma M.
Madueña-Molina, Jesús
Leon-Sicairos, Claudia
Canizalez-Román, Adrian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Most microorganisms are destroyed by the host tissues through processes that usually involve phagocytosis and lysosomal disruption.
However, some organisms, called intracellular pathogens, are capable of avoiding destruction by growing inside macrophages or other cells.
During infection with intracellular pathogenic microorganisms, the element iron is required by both the host cell and the pathogen that inhabits the host cell.
This minireview focuses on how intracellular pathogens use multiple strategies to obtain nutritional iron from the intracellular environment in order to use this element for replication.
Additionally, the implications of these mechanisms for iron acquisition in the pathogen-host relationship are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leon-Sicairos, Nidia& Reyes-Cortes, Ruth& Guadrón-Llanos, Alma M.& Madueña-Molina, Jesús& Leon-Sicairos, Claudia& Canizalez-Román, Adrian. 2015. Strategies of Intracellular Pathogens for Obtaining Iron from the Environment. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055624
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leon-Sicairos, Nidia…[et al.]. Strategies of Intracellular Pathogens for Obtaining Iron from the Environment. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055624
American Medical Association (AMA)
Leon-Sicairos, Nidia& Reyes-Cortes, Ruth& Guadrón-Llanos, Alma M.& Madueña-Molina, Jesús& Leon-Sicairos, Claudia& Canizalez-Román, Adrian. Strategies of Intracellular Pathogens for Obtaining Iron from the Environment. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055624
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055624