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

• Superior document: Strungmann Forum reports
• TeilnehmendeR: Nriagu, Jerome O.,; Skaar, Eric P.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, Massachusetts ;, London, England : : The MIT Press,, [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Strüngmann Forum reports.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (501 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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

Table of 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