Iron acquisition in the cystic fibrosis lung and potential for novel therapeutic strategies

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 191-205

  Tyrrell, Jean ^a   Callaghan, Máire ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BAL 20072; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FERRITIN; FERROUS ION; HEME; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; S 649266; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CFTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; LUNG FIBROSIS; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; GENETICS; LUNG; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SECRETION (PROCESS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; HUMANS; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; LUNG; MICROBIOTA; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SIDEROPHORES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 85017064842     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: 14652080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000220     Document Type: Article

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