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

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]

xii, 488 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Introduction / Jerome O. Nriagu and Eric P. Skaar -- Is metal uptake related to ecological niche in the vertebrate host? / Joseph Lemire, Trevor F. Moraes, Vahis Fa Andisi, and Anthony B. Schryvers -- Competition for metals among microbes and their host / Michaell A. Bachman and Jeffrey N. Weiser -- The fate of intracellular metal ions in microbes / Slade A. Loutet, Anson C.K. Chan, Marek J. Kobylarz, Meghan M. Verstraete, Stephanie Pfaffen, Bin Ye, Angel L. Arrieta, and Michael E. P. Murphy -- Common mechanisms of bacterial metal homeostasis / James A. Imlay -- Intervention strategies for metal deficiency and overload / Fudi Wang and Lihong Zhang -- Trace metals in host-microbe interactions : the microbe perspective / Jennifer S. Cavet, Robert D. Perry, Sascha Brunke, K. Heran Darwin, Carol A. Fierke, James A. Imlay, Michael E.P. Murphy, Anthony B. Schryvers, Dennis J. Thiele, and Jeffrey N. Weiser -- Metal homeostasis during development, maturation, and aging : impact on infectious diseases / Inga Wessels -- Impact of metals on immune response and tolerance, and modulation of metal metabolism during infection / Günter Weiss -- Metal-based antiparasitic therapeutics / Maribel Navarro and Gonzalo Visbal -- Impact of lifestyle on metal exposure, homeostasis, and associated diseases / George V. Dedoussis -- Obesity, trace metals, and infection / Jerome O. Nriagu -- Metals in host-microbe interaction : the host perspective / Dieter Rehder, Robert E. Black, Julia Bornhorst, Rodney R. Dietert, Victor J. DiRita, Maribel Navarro, Robert D. Perry, Lothar Rink, Eric P. Skaar, Miguel C.P. Soares, Dennis J. Thiele, Fudi Wang, Günter Weiss, and Inga Wessels -- Selenium and mercury : their interactions and roles in living organisms / Tamara Garcia-Barrera -- New technologies using trace metals of concern / Jozef M. Pacyna, Kyrre Sundseth, and Elisabeth G. Pacyna -- The promise of nanometals : reducing infection and increasing biocompatibility / Mian Wang, Wenwen Liu, and Thomas J. Webster -- Metals in the environment as risk factors for infectious diseases : gaps and opportunities / M. Leigh Ackland, Julia Bornhorst, George V. Dedoussis, Rodney R. Dietert, Jerome O. Nriagu, Jozef M. Pacyna, and John M. Pettifor -- Emerging strategies in metalloproteomics / Peter-Leon Hagedoorn -- Measuring metals in complex biological systems / Andreas Matusch, Ana-Maria Oros-Peusquens, and J. Sabine Becker -- Methods and technologies for studying metals in biological systems / Wolfgang Maret, Joseph A. Caruso, Christopher H. Contag, David P. Giedroc, Peter-Leon Hagedoorn, Andreas Matusch, Eric P. Skaar, and Richard B. Thompson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.