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Iron homeostasis in host and gut bacteria - a complex interrelationship.
- Source :
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Gut microbes [Gut Microbes] 2021 Jan-Dec; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 1-19. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Iron deficiency is the most frequent nutritional deficiency in the world with an estimated 1.4 billion people affected. The usual way to fight iron deficiency is iron fortification, but this approach is not always effective and can have undesirable side effects including an increase in the growth and virulence of gut bacterial pathogens responsible for diarrhea and gut inflammation. Iron is mainly absorbed in the duodenum and is tightly regulated in mammals. Unabsorbed iron enters the colonic lumen where many microorganisms, referred to as gut microbiota, reside. Iron is essential for these bacteria, and its availability consequently affects this microbial ecosystem. The aim of this review is to provide further insights into the complex relationship between iron and gut microbiota. Given that overcoming anemia caused by iron deficiency is still a challenge today, gut microbiota could help identify more efficient ways to tackle this public health problem.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Bacteria classification
Bacteria growth & development
Bacteria pathogenicity
Colon metabolism
Colon microbiology
Dietary Supplements
Host Microbial Interactions
Humans
Iron Deficiencies metabolism
Iron Deficiencies microbiology
Bacteria metabolism
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Homeostasis
Iron metabolism
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1949-0984
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Gut microbes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33541211
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.1874855