Tuberculosis loves a sweet tooth and an iron buffet Research Summary: Chronic hyperglycemia promotes intracellular iron accumulation and enhances iron uptake in macrophages, increasing iron availability to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and susceptibility to infection. Iron chelation reduced bacterial burden, highlighting therapeutic potential. Researcher Spotlight First authors: Gaurav Kumar Chaubey and Rahul Dilawari Dr. Gaurav Kumar Chaubey […] T…
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