yahoo : reported that Hormone critical for preventing pneumonia identified

Nearly all of the mice had the pneumonia bacteria spread from the lungs into their bloodstream, ultimately killing them. New York, March 30 (IANS) Researchers have found that a hormone responsible for controlling iron metabolism may help fight off a severe form of bacterial pneumonia. The hormone, hepcidin, is produced in the liver and limits the spread of the bacteria by hiding the iron in the blood that the bacteria need to survive and grow. "The mice that lacked the hormone weren't able to hide iron away from the bacteria, and we think that's why the bacteria did so well in the blood," he added. It's a race, and they're winning it," said researcher Borna Mehrad from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in the US.

Hormone key to preventing pneumonia identified

Nearly all of the mice had the pneumonia bacteria spread from the lungs into their bloodstream, ultimately killing them. Washington, Mar 30 Scientists have identified a hormone critical for preventing pneumonia bacteria from spreading throughout the body, which may help fight off a severe form of the deadly disease. "The rate at which these organisms become resistant to antibiotics is far faster than the rate at which we come up with new antibiotics," Mehrad said. Researchers found that mice that had been genetically modified to lack hepcidin were particularly susceptible to bacterial pneumonia. The hormone, hepcidin is produced in the liver and limits the spread of the bacteria by hiding the iron in the blood that the bacteria need to survive and grow, said researchers.

Hormone key to preventing pneumonia identified

Nearly all of the mice had the pneumonia bacteria spread from the lungs into their bloodstream, ultimately killing them. Washington, Mar 30 (PTI) Scientists have identified a hormone critical for preventing pneumonia bacteria from spreading throughout the body, which may help fight off a severe form of the deadly disease. "The rate at which these organisms become resistant to antibiotics is far faster than the rate at which we come up with new antibiotics," Mehrad said. Researchers found that mice that had been genetically modified to lack hepcidin were particularly susceptible to bacterial pneumonia. The hormone, hepcidin is produced in the liver and limits the spread of the bacteria by hiding the iron in the blood that the bacteria need to survive and grow, said researchers.


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