Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), is an extremely
successful pathogen that adapts to survive within the host. During the latency phase of …

Despite a significant reduction in tuberculosis (TB) mortality over the past decade, TB
remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Food insecurity—through pathways such as …

Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), obesity, and malnutrition are growing
public health problems in the world. However, little has discussed the impact of different BMI …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for development of
tuberculosis (TB), however the underlying molecular foundations are unclear. Since lipids …

Objectives Underweight or low body mass index (BMI) is an established risk factor for active
tuberculosis. Recent evidence, however, suggests that overweight is associated with lower …

Introduction Overweight or obesity might be protective factors of tuberculosis (TB), but the
evidence is inconclusive. The objective of study was to evaluate association between BMI …

Objectives Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have discovered associations of
numerous SNPs and genes with obesity. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms …

Background & aims Several proteins of the innate immune system are known to be
deregulated with insulin resistance. We here aimed to investigate the relationship among …

Objective: Diminution in body weight is a known risk factor that increases the burden of
active tuberculosis (TB). However, conflicting evidence exists for the effect of body weight on …

The elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) in settings with a high dual burden of active and latent
TB is one of the most important public health challenges of the 21st century. India has the …