Knowledge of aging biology needs to be expanded due to the continuously growing number
of elderly people worldwide. Aging induces changes that affect all systems of the body. The …

Monocytes are critical defense components that play an important role in the primary innate
immune response. The heterogeneous nature of monocytes and their ability to differentiate …

Under homeostatic conditions, macrophages derived from different ontogenies coexist in
many tissues. In these situations, it is unclear the extent to which macrophage origin versus …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a devastating disease, yet despite its enormous toll on global
health, tools to control TB are insufficient and often outdated. TB Biomarkers (TB‐BM) would …

Objective This study was designed to assess and analyze nutritional status (NS) and
immune status in patients with tuberculosis. Methods A retrospective analysis was …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved to become the single greatest cause of death from
an infectious agent. The pathogen spends most of its infection cycle in its human host within …

Background: High monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR) values may be associated with the
risk of active tuberculosis (TB) infection in adults, infants, and postpartum women with HIV …

Antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis takes≥ 6 months, putting a major burden on patients and
health systems in large parts of the world. Treatment beyond 2 months is needed to prevent …

Background: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte-ratio (NLR), neutrophil-to-monocyte-plus-
lymphocyte-ratio (NMLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte-ratio (MLR) may have diagnostic …

Background We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, based on Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, to …