STAT3 expression by myeloid cells is detrimental for the T- cell-mediated control of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

STAT3 is a master regulator of the immune responses. Here we show that M. tuberculosis-infected stat3fl/fl lysm cre mice, defective for STAT3 in myeloid cells, contained lower bacterial load in lungs and spleens, reduced granuloma extension but higher levels of pulmonary neutrophils. STAT3-deficient...

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Main Authors: Yu Gao, Juan Ignacio Basile, Cajsa Classon, Dolores Gavier-Widen, Akihiko Yoshimura, Berit Carow, Martin E Rottenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5800682?pdf=render