Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Understanding the Immune Response in the Bronchoalveolar System

Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Understanding the Immune Response in the Bronchoalveolar System

<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, the causal agent of one of the most devastating infectious diseases worldwide, can evade or modulate the host immune response and remain dormant for many years. In this review, we focus on identifying the local immune response induced in vivo by <i&g...

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Main Authors: María Teresa Herrera, Silvia Guzmán-Beltrán, Karen Bobadilla, Teresa Santos-Mendoza, Mario Alberto Flores-Valdez, Luis Horacio Gutiérrez-González, Yolanda González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
<i>M. tuberculosis</i>
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)
innate and adaptive immune response
active TB
tissue-resident memory T cell
vaccine target
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/8/1148

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