2023
DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.02.543389
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Deferoxamine as adjunct therapeutics for tuberculosis

Abstract: Iron is a critical element used for survival of both host and pathogens. Tuberculosis patients show dysregulated iron metabolism and provide an opportunity for developing host directed therapeutics. In this study, C57BL/6 mice supplemented with ferric carboxymaltose and controls were aerosol infected with 100-120 CFU of the H37Rv strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A subgroup of mice received deferoxamine (DFO) with or without isoniazid and rifampicin. The iron supplemented C57BL/6 mice showed higher tissue … Show more

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