Chinese Medical Journal Reviews Bacterial Affinity for Iron and its Clinical Implications
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Infecting bacteria must compete with humans for iron, and so have evolved various mechanisms for iron uptake.
Key Points:
- Infecting bacteria must compete with humans for iron, and so have evolved various mechanisms for iron uptake.
- A group of Chinese researchers have recently reviewed these mechanisms and outlined clinical strategies for safeguarding human health from bacterial infections.
- Their paper was published in Volume 136, Issue 16 of the Chinese Medical Journal on 20 August 2022.
- So, to counter bacterial invasions and the subsequent bacterial uptake of iron, the human body has developed smart defense mechanisms.