Trace metals and infectious diseases / edited by Jerome O. Nriagu and Eric P. Skaar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nriagu, Jerome O., editor.

Skaar, Eric P. (Eric Patrick), editor.

Series:

Strüngmann Forum reports.

Strungmann Forum reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trace elements--Toxicology.

Trace elements.

Trace elements--Environmental aspects.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge The MIT Press 2015

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction ; Host-Microbe Interactions: The Microbe Perspective; 2. Is Metal Uptake Related to Ecological Niche in the Vertebrate Host?; 3. Competition for Metals among Microbes and Their Host; 4. The Fate of Intracellular Metal Ions in Microbes; 5. Common Mechanisms of Bacterial Metal Homeostasis; 6. Intervention Strategies for Metal Deficiency and Overload; 7. Trace Metals in Host-Microbe Interactions; Host-Microbe Interactions: The Host Perspective; 8. Metal Homeostasis during Development, Maturation, and Aging

9. Impact of Metals on Immune Response and Tolerance, and Modulation of Metal Metabolism during Infection 10. Metal-Based Antiparasitic Therapeutics; 11. Impact of Lifestyle on Metal Exposure, Homeostasis, and Associated Diseases; 12. Obesity, Trace Metals, and Infection; 13. Metals in Host-Microbe Interaction; Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases; 14. Selenium and Mercury; 15. New Technologies Using Trace Metals of Concern; 16. The Promise of Nanometals; 17. Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases

Methods and Technologies for Analyzing Trace Metals in Biological Systems 18. Emerging Strategies in Metalloproteo-mics; 19. Measuring Metals in Complex Biological Systems; 20. Methods and Technologies for Studying Metals in Biological Systems; List of Acronyms ; Bibliography; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-55248-5

0-262-32762-7

OCLC:

910513394