Phagocytes are crucial for host defense against bacterial pathogens. As first demonstrated
by Metchnikoff, neutrophils and mononuclear phagocytes share the capacity to engulf, kill …

Eosinophils are currently regarded as versatile mobile cells controlling and regulating
multiple biological pathways and responses in health and disease. These cells store in their …

Oxidative stress plays a dual role in infections. Free radicals protect against invading
microorganisms, and they can also cause tissue damage during the resulting inflammation …

Neutrophils readily infiltrate infection foci, phagocytose and usually destroy microbes. In
tuberculosis (TB), a chronic pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In the
lungs, macrophages and neutrophils are the first immune cells that have contact with the …

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb), kills about 1.5 million people every year worldwide. An increase in the …

Certain individuals are able to resist Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection despite persistent
and intense exposure. These persons do not exhibit adaptive immune priming as measured …

The mycobacterium genus contains a broad range of species, including the human
pathogens M. tuberculosis and M. leprae. These bacteria are best known for their residence …

Tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
has recently joined HIV/AIDS as the world's deadliest infectious disease, affecting around …

Tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
recently joined HIV/AIDS on the top rank of deadliest infectious diseases. Low patient …