Iron trafficking in patients with Indian Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Aishwarya Dighal (लेखक), Debanjan Mukhopadhyay (लेखक), Ritika Sengupta (लेखक), Srija Moulik (लेखक), Shibabrata Mukherjee (लेखक), Susmita Roy (लेखक), Surya Jyati Chaudhuri (लेखक), Nilay K Das (लेखक), Mitali Chatterjee (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND:During infections involving intracellular pathogens, iron performs a double-edged function by providing the pathogen with nutrients, but also boosts the host's antimicrobial arsenal. Although the role of iron has been described in visceral leishmaniasis, information regarding its sta...