Abstract Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only licenced tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, but
has limited efficacy against pulmonary TB disease development and modest protection …

The first cases of totally drug‐resistant (TDR) tuberculosis (TB) were reported in Italy 10
years ago; more recently, cases have also been reported in Iran, India and South Africa …

Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a model of acute kidney injury (AKI) that is characterized by
vasoconstriction, oxidative stress, apoptosis and inflammation. Previous studies have shown …

The failure of Mycobacterium bovis BCG as a TB vaccine against TB reactivation suggests
that latency-associated proteins should be included in alternative TB vaccine development …

The global control of tuberculosis (TB) presents a continuous health challenge to mankind.
Despite having effective drugs, TB still has a devastating impact on human health …

Objective: To investigate the impact of tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution
inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) upon immunological recovery and the T-cell compartment …

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) poses a major threat to the
global public health. Importantly, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) still impedes the …

Dendritic cells are major APCs that can efficiently prime immune responses. However, the
roles of skin-resident Langerhans cells (LCs) in eliciting immune responses have not been …

Purpose: To determine the protective effect of aliskiren on ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury
in a rat renal (I/R) model. Methods: Rats were randomly divided into five groups: sham …

Tumor-infiltrating macrophages respond to microenvironmental signals by developing a
tumor-associated phenotype characterized by high expression of mannose receptor (MR …