http://www.anaesthetist.com/icu/infect/fungi/mucor.htm Acta Pathol Jpn. 1986 Oct;36(10):1507-12. Related Articles, Links Mucormycosis in diabetic ketoacidosis. Role of unbound iron binding capacity of transferrin. Abe F, Shibuya H, Tateyama M, Ommura Y, Azumi N, Kimura K. Increased susceptibility to Rhizopus oryzae in diabetes was investigated using mice in which diabetic ketoacidosis was experimentally induced. All of the diabetic mice which had developed ketoacidosis died within four days after inoculation of R. oryzae and their serum UIBCs (Unbound iron binding capacity) were significantly lower than those of the normal control mice. This study suggested that the decreased serum UIBC produced by diabetic ketoacidosis enhances the growth of R. oryzae in vivo. PMID: 3099540 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- ------ Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking
