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

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (501 p.)
• Disciplina: 614.4
• Soggetto topico: Trace elements - Toxicology; Trace elements - Environmental aspects; Communicable diseases
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): NriaguJerome O.; SkaarEric P (Eric Patrick)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
• Titolo autorizzato: Trace metals and infectious diseases
• ISBN: 0-262-32762-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463773803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Strüngmann Forum reports.