The potential of siRNA based drug delivery in respiratory disorders: Recent advances and progress

K Dua, R Wadhwa, G Singhvi, V Rapalli… - Drug development …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lung diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The currently available
therapies are not sufficient, leading to the urgent need for new therapies with sustained anti …

The tuberculous granuloma and preexisting immunity

SB Cohen, BH Gern, KB Urdahl - Annual review of immunology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Pulmonary granulomas are widely considered the epicenters of the immune response to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). Recent animal …

[HTML][HTML] The role of IL-10 in immune regulation during M. tuberculosis infection

PS Redford, PJ Murray, A O'garra - Mucosal immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
During gaseous exchange the lungs are exposed to a vast variety of pathogens, allergens,
and innocuous particles. A feature of the lung immune response to lung-tropic aerosol …

The emerging role of microRNAs in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection

R Mirzaei, F Mahdavi, F Badrzadeh… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed significant public
health problems for the human populations worldwide after the 1918 influenza A virus …

siRNA therapeutics against respiratory viral infections—What have we learned for potential COVID‐19 therapies?

A Mehta, T Michler, OM Merkel - Advanced healthcare materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acute viral respiratory tract infections (AVRIs) are a major burden on human health and
global economy and amongst the top five causes of death worldwide resulting in an …

Tuberculosis drug discovery in the post‐post‐genomic era

B Lechartier, J Rybniker, A Zumla… - EMBO molecular …, 2014 - embopress.org
The expectation that genomics would result in new therapeutic interventions for infectious
diseases remains unfulfilled. In the post‐genomic era, the decade immediately following the …

[HTML][HTML] TGFβ restricts expansion, survival, and function of T cells within the tuberculous granuloma

BH Gern, KN Adams, CR Plumlee, CR Stoltzfus… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
CD4 T cell effector function is required for optimal containment of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. IFNɣ produced by CD4 T cells is a key cytokine that contributes …

Spectinamides: a new class of semisynthetic antituberculosis agents that overcome native drug efflux

RE Lee, JG Hurdle, J Liu, DF Bruhn, T Matt… - Nature medicine, 2014 - nature.com
Although the classical antibiotic spectinomycin is a potent bacterial protein synthesis
inhibitor, poor antimycobacterial activity limits its clinical application for treating tuberculosis …

Host-directed therapy targeting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis granuloma: a review

D Kiran, BK Podell, M Chambers… - Seminars in …, 2016 - Springer
Infection by the intracellular bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a major
cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Slow progress has been made in lessening the …

[HTML][HTML] TB and COVID-19: An Exploration of the Characteristics and Resulting Complications of Co-infection

E Luke, K Swafford, G Shirazi… - Frontiers in bioscience …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) and Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) infection are two
respiratory diseases that are of particular concern epidemiologically. Tuberculosis is one of …