Article
Norepinephrine mediates acquisition of transferrin-iron in Bordetella bronchiseptica.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2008
Anderson Mark T, Armstrong Sandra K
Abstract excerpt
Previous research demonstrated that the sympathoadrenal catecholamine norepinephrine could promote the growth of Bordetella bronchiseptica in iron-restricted medium containing serum. In this study, norepinephrine was demonstrated to stimulate growth of this organism in the presence of partially iron-saturated transferrin but not lactoferrin. Although norepinephrine is known to induce transcription of the...
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