Stress signals link pre-existing sickness with susceptibility to bacterial infection
Repeated stress signals made in cells with metabolism-associated disease encourage the growth of invading bacteria
28-Jul-2009 -
Mitochondrial diseases disrupt the power generating machinery within cells and increase a person's susceptibility to bacterial infection, particularly in the lungs or respiratory tract. A new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) shows that infection with the pneumonia causing ...
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