Skin microbiota–host interactions

YE Chen, MA Fischbach, Y Belkaid - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
The skin is a complex and dynamic ecosystem that is inhabited by bacteria, archaea, fungi
and viruses. These microbes—collectively referred to as the skin microbiota—are …

Role of apoptosis in disease

B Favaloro, N Allocati, V Graziano, C Di Ilio… - Aging (Albany …, 2012‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the initial description of apoptosis, a number of different forms of cell death have been
described. In this review we will focus on classic caspase-dependent apoptosis and its …

Different modalities of host cell death and their impact on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

A Nisa, FC Kipper, D Panigrahy… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022‏ - journals.physiology.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), a leading
infectious disease of humans worldwide. One of the main histopathological hallmarks of TB …

Macrophages in tuberculosis: friend or foe

E Guirado, LS Schlesinger, G Kaplan - Seminars in immunopathology, 2013‏ - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the greatest threats to human health. The causative
bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is acquired by the respiratory route. It is …

Regulation of antigen presentation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a role for Toll-like receptors

CV Harding, WH Boom - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010‏ - nature.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives in antigen-presenting cells (APCs) such as
macrophages and dendritic cells. APCs present antigens in association with major …

Mycobacteria release active membrane vesicles that modulate immune responses in a TLR2-dependent manner in mice

R Prados-Rosales, A Baena, LR Martinez… - The Journal of clinical …, 2011‏ - jci.org
Bacteria naturally release membrane vesicles (MVs) under a variety of growth environments.
Their production is associated with virulence due to their capacity to concentrate toxins and …

Mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan and related lipoglycans: from biogenesis to modulation of the immune response

V Briken, SA Porcelli, GS Besra… - Molecular …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
The cell wall component lipoarabinomannan (ManLAM) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is
involved in the inhibition of phagosome maturation, apoptosis and interferon (IFN)‐γ …

Cells of the synovium in rheumatoid arthritis. Macrophages

RW Kinne, B Stuhlmüller, GR Burmester - Arthritis research & therapy, 2007‏ - Springer
The multitude and abundance of macrophage-derived mediators in rheumatoid arthritis and
their paracrine/autocrine effects identify macrophages as local and systemic amplifiers of …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis nuoG Is a Virulence Gene That Inhibits Apoptosis of Infected Host Cells

K Velmurugan, B Chen, JL Miller, S Azogue… - PLoS …, 2007‏ - journals.plos.org
The survival and persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis depends on its capacity to
manipulate multiple host defense pathways, including the ability to actively inhibit the death …

[HTML][HTML] Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibits neutrophil apoptosis, leading to delayed activation of naive CD4 T cells

R Blomgran, L Desvignes, V Briken, JD Ernst - Cell host & microbe, 2012‏ - cell.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis promotes its replication by inhibiting the apoptosis of infected
macrophages. A proapoptotic M. tuberculosis mutant lacking nuoG, a subunit of the type I …