Chronic Iron Overload Results in Impaired Bacterial Killing of THP-1 Derived Macrophage through the Inhibition of Lysosomal Acidification

• Jun-Kai Kao,

  Affiliations Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Pediatric Department, Children’s Hospital, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

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• Shih-Chung Wang,

  Affiliation Pediatric Department, Children’s Hospital, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

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• Li-Wei Ho,

  Affiliations Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Pediatric Department, Children’s Hospital, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

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• Shi-Wei Huang,

  Affiliation Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Shu-Hao Chang,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Rei-Cheng Yang,

  Affiliation Pediatric Department, Children’s Hospital, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

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• Yu-Yuan Ke,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Chun-Ying Wu,

  Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Jiu-Yao Wang ,

  * E-mail: a122@mail.ncku.edu.tw (JYW); shiehjj@vghtc.gov.tw (JJS)

  Affiliations Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research (ACIR) Center, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, China Medical University Children’s Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Jeng-Jer Shieh

  * E-mail: a122@mail.ncku.edu.tw (JYW); shiehjj@vghtc.gov.tw (JJS)

  Affiliations Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

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