Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice

ABSTRACT We have recently shown that the catecholamine dopamine regulates cellular iron homeostasis in macrophages. As iron is an essential nutrient for microbes, and intracellular iron availability affects the growth of intracellular bacteria, we studied whether dopamine administration impacts the...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Dichtl, Egon Demetz, David Haschka, Piotr Tymoszuk, Verena Petzer, Manfred Nairz, Markus Seifert, Alexander Hoffmann, Natascha Brigo, Reinhard Würzner, Igor Theurl, Joyce E. Karlinsey, Ferric C. Fang, Günter Weiss
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/57f584f7f41d47c996f27ad5c95554b5
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