The role of APTX4870 peptide in reducing cellular inflammatory responses by inhibiting Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived mycolic acid-induced cytotoxicity
Tuberculosis is a serious zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and the M.tb complex. Mycolic acid is an extracellular carbohydrate polymer produced, secreted, and accumulated outside the cells of various Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Mycolic acid produced by Mycobacteri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.993897/full |