One of the main features of the immune response to M. Tuberculosis is the formation of an
organized structure called granuloma. It consists mainly in the recruitment at the infectious …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives in antigen-presenting cells (APCs) such as
macrophages and dendritic cells. APCs present antigens in association with major …

Virtually all of the elements of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) pathogenesis, including pro-
inflammatory cytokine production, granuloma formation, cachexia, and mortality, can be …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an old enemy of the human race, with evidence of infection
observed as early as 5000 years ago. Although more host-restricted than Mycobacterium …

Asthma pathogenesis is focused around conducting airways. The reasons for this focus
have been unclear because it has not been possible to track the sites and timing of antigen …

Tuberculosis (TB) has plagued mankind for millennia yet is classified as an emerging
infectious disease, because its prevalence in the human population continues to increase …

The ability of mycobacteria to disseminate from the initial site of infection has an important
role in immune priming and in the seeding of disease in multiple organs. To study this …

The innate response plays a crucial role in the protection against tuberculosis development.
Moreover, the initial steps that drive the host-pathogen interaction following Mycobacterium …

Dendritic cells (DC) have been shown to phagocytose and kill Cryptococcus neoformans in
vitro and are believed to be important for inducing protective immunity against this organism …

Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) has an important role in the
phagocytosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). We hypothesized that …