Horwitz, Marcus A.
University of California, Los Angeles
8 papers on CoChatORCID 0000-0001-6525-7147
Most cited papers
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Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes
Horwitz, M. A., & Silverstein, S. C. (1980) · Journal of Clinical Investigation
Legionella and Acanthamoeba researchMicrobial infections and disease research
Cited by 639
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Interferon gamma-activated human monocytes downregulate transferrin receptors and inhibit the intracellular multiplication of Legionella pneumophila by limiting the availability of iron.
Byrd, T. F., & Horwitz, M. A. (1989) · Journal of Clinical Investigation
Legionella and Acanthamoeba researchIron Metabolism and Disorders
Cited by 320
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Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Antituberculosis Drugs to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Macrophages via Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
Clemens, D. L., Lee, B.-Y., Xue, M., Thomas, C. R., Meng, H., Ferris, D., Nel, A. E., Zink, J. I., & Horwitz, M. A. (2012) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Cited by 260
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Discovery and characterization of a unique mycobacterial heme acquisition system
Tullius, M. V., Harmston, C. A., Owens, C. P., Chim, N., Morse, R. P., McMath, L. M., Iniguez, A., Kimmey, J. M., Sawaya, M. R., Whitelegge, J. P., et al. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyIron Metabolism and Disorders
Cited by 199
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Thiol Antioxidants Inhibit the Adjuvant Effects of Aerosolized Diesel Exhaust Particles in a Murine Model for Ovalbumin Sensitization
Whitekus, M. J., Li, N., Zhang, M., Wang, M., Horwitz, M. A., Nelson, S. K., Horwitz, L. D., Brechun, N., Diaz-Sanchez, D., & Nel, A. E. (2002) · The Journal of Immunology
Air Quality and Health ImpactsAsthma and respiratory diseases
Cited by 198
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Regulation of transferrin receptor expression and ferritin content in human mononuclear phagocytes. Coordinate upregulation by iron transferrin and downregulation by interferon gamma.
Byrd, T. F., & Horwitz, M. A. (1993) · Journal of Clinical Investigation
Iron Metabolism and DisordersNeurological diseases and metabolism
Cited by 149
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Endogenous hepcidin and its agonist mediate resistance to selected infections by clearing non-transferrin-bound iron
Stefanova, D., Raychev, A., Arezes, J., Ruchala, P., Gabayan, V., Skurnik, M., Dillon, B. J., Horwitz, M. A., Ganz, T., Bulut, Y., et al. (2017) · Blood
Iron Metabolism and DisordersFerroptosis and cancer prognosis
Cited by 145
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Chloroquine inhibits the intracellular multiplication of Legionella pneumophila by limiting the availability of iron. A potential new mechanism for the therapeutic effect of chloroquine against intracellular pathogens.
Byrd, T. F., & Horwitz, M. A. (1991) · Journal of Clinical Investigation
Legionella and Acanthamoeba researchBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Cited by 120
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