Lipocalin 2: An Emerging Player in Iron Homeostasis and Inflammation

Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2), an innate immune protein, has emerged as a critical iron regulatory protein during physiological and inflammatory conditions. As a bacteriostatic factor, Lcn2 obstructs the siderophore iron-acquiring strategy of bacteria and thus inhibits bacterial growth. As part of host nutriti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annual review of nutrition Jg. 37; S. 103
Hauptverfasser:	Xiao, Xia, Yeoh, Beng San, Vijay-Kumar, Matam
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States 21.08.2017
Schlagworte:	Animals Bacteria - drug effects Homeostasis Humans Inflammation Iron - metabolism Lipocalin-2 - immunology Lipocalin-2 - metabolism NGAL anemia of inflammation iron toxicity siderocalin hypoferremia siderophore
ISSN:	1545-4312, 1545-4312
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