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Effect of microbial siderophores on mammalian non-malignant and malignant cell lines

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, March 2017
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Effect of microbial siderophores on mammalian non-malignant and malignant cell lines
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, March 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12906-017-1657-8
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Karuna Gokarn, Vishwas Sarangdhar, Ramprasad B. Pal

Abstract

Iron is a vital nutrient for all cells, and malignant cells have a higher requirement for the metal due to their rapid multiplication. Bacterial siderophores can be used to reduce free ferric ion concentration from the cellular environment. In the present study, we have evaluated effect of three siderophores - exochelin-MS, mycobactin S and deferoxamine B on the proliferation of mammalian cell lines using MTT assay. These siderophores caused a significant decrease in the viability of malignant cells, without significantly affecting non-malignant cells. Based on these results, we suggest that iron-chelation therapy could be explored as an adjunctive therapeutic option against cancer along with other therapies.

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Unknown 18 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 33%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 22%
Student > Bachelor 2 11%
Other 1 6%
Researcher 1 6%
Other 1 6%
Unknown 3 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 22%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 22%
Chemistry 2 11%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 11%
Environmental Science 1 6%
Other 1 6%
Unknown 4 22%
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