Drug limitation of the availability of iron ions for pathogenic bacteria (part 2)
Journal Title: Здоров`я дитини - Year 2018, Vol 13, Issue 5
Abstract
Existing effective methods of treatment designed to control the level of iron supply to the bacteria are based on the use of drugs that chelate iron ions, inhibit the mechanisms of siderophore synthesis; replace trivalent iron with trivalent gallium delivering antimicrobial agents or gallium into the bacterium. However, the current state of the issue has not run out the potential of existing methods of therapy, and yet not all possible mechanisms to control the exchange of iron in bacteria are being used. In particular, the strain-specific mechanisms of absorption inhibition in iron-loaded siderophores and methods to isolate iron ions from bacteria are essentially unexplored. Also, studies on the functioning of the lipocalin system will make it possible to use this evolutionary way for the protection against infectious agents in medical practice. Drug control over the iron supply to the pathogenic bacteria open the potential for future scientific researches in view of the high degree of dependence of the vital activity of microorganisms and the level of bacterial virulence on the accessibility of the iron pool. Undoubtedly, the studies will lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of infectious diseases.
Authors and Affiliations
A. E. Abaturov, T. A. Kryuchko
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- DOI 10.22141/2224-0551.13.5.2018.141572
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