The immunological life cycle of tuberculosis

JD Ernst - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2012 - nature.com
Immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are only partially effective; they drive the
bacteria into a latent state, but rarely eliminate them. Unfortunately, the latent state of M …

CCR5 and CCR5Δ32 in bacterial and parasitic infections: Thinking chemokine receptors outside the HIV box

JH Ellwanger, VL Kaminski… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The CCR5 molecule was reported in 1996 as the main HIV‐1 co‐receptor. In that same year,
the CCR5Δ32 genetic variant was described as a strong protective factor against HIV‐1 …

A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter of the gene encoding interleukin 6 is associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis

G Zhang, B Zhou, W Wang, M Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Genetic variation influences susceptibility or resistance to tuberculosis.
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) contributes to protection against tuberculosis in mice. However, its role in …

Correlating multiallelic copy number polymorphisms with disease susceptibility

S Cantsilieris, SJ White - Human mutation, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The human genome contains a significant amount of sequence variation, from single
nucleotide polymorphisms to large stretches of DNA that may be present in a range of …

Cellular and humoral immune responses during tuberculosis infection: useful knowledge in the era of biological agents

A Matucci, E Maggi, A Vultaggio - The Journal of Rheumatology …, 2014 - jrheum.org
In this review, recent insights into innate and adaptive cellular and humoral immune
response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are discussed and the role of specific …

The role of host genetics (and genomics) in tuberculosis

V Naranbhai - Microbiology Spectrum, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Familial risk of tuberculosis (TB) has been recognized for centuries. Largely through studies
of mono-and dizygotic twin concordance rates, studies of families with Mendelian …

Immunogenetics of HIV and HIV associated tuberculosis

S Raghavan, K Alagarasu, P Selvaraj - Tuberculosis, 2012 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is the frequent major opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients, and is
the leading cause of mortality among HIV-infected patients. Genetic susceptibility to TB in …

Host Genetic Impact on Infectious Diseases among Different Ethnic Groups

L Naidoo, T Arumugam, V Ramsuran - Advanced Genetics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
and the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID‐19) are problematic globally, with high …

Genetic variants in the chemokines and chemokine receptors in Chagas disease

O Flórez, J Martín, CI González - Human Immunology, 2012 - Elsevier
Clinical symptoms of Chagas' disease occur in 30% of the individuals infected with
Trypanosoma cruzi and are characterised by heart inflammation and dysfunction …

CCL3L1 copy number, CCR5genotype and susceptibility to tuberculosis

D Carpenter, C Taype, J Goulding, M Levin, B Eley… - BMC medical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis is a major infectious disease and functional studies have provided
evidence that both the chemokine MIP-1α and its receptor CCR5 play a role in susceptibility …