Tuberculosis vaccine: A journey from BCG to present

S Fatima, A Kumari, G Das, VP Dwivedi - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death worldwide due to an infectious disease,
causing around 1.6 million deaths each year. This situation has become more complicated …

Targeting IL-17 and TH17 cells in chronic inflammation

P Miossec, JK Kolls - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2012 - nature.com
The key role of interleukin-17 (IL-17) and T helper 17 (TH17) cells in tissue inflammation,
autoimmunity and host defence led to the experimental targeting of these molecules in …

Tumor microenvironment-activable manganese-boosted catalytic immunotherapy combined with PD-1 checkpoint blockade

Z Zhao, S Dong, Y Liu, J Wang, L Ba, C Zhang, X Cao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has attracted widespread attention in cancer
treatment. Due to the low immunogenicity and immune suppression state in the tumor …

Cascade‐targeting poly (amino acid) nanoparticles eliminate intracellular bacteria via on‐site antibiotic delivery

W Feng, G Li, X Kang, R Wang, F Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular bacteria in latent or dormant states tolerate high‐dose antibiotics. Fighting
against these opportunistic bacteria has been a long‐standing challenge. Herein, the design …

Nanotherapeutics with immunoregulatory functions for the treatment of bacterial infection

D Yang, M Ding, Y Song, Y Hu, W **u… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - spj.science.org
The advent of drug-resistant pathogens results in the occurrence of stubborn bacterial
infections that cannot be treated with traditional antibiotics. Antibacterial immunotherapy by …

Immunotherapy of cancer in 2012

JM Kirkwood, LH Butterfield, AA Tarhini… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The immunotherapy of cancer has made significant strides in the past few years due to
improved understanding of the underlying principles of tumor biology and immunology …

Influence of diabetes mellitus on immunity to human tuberculosis

P Kumar Nathella, S Babu - Immunology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB), with development of DM pandemic in countries where TB is also endemic …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages and control of granulomatous inflammation in tuberculosis

JL Flynn, J Chan, PL Lin - Mucosal immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
The granuloma that forms in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis must be carefully
balanced in terms of immune responses to provide sufficient immune cell activation to inhibit …

Role of TNF‐alpha, IFN‐gamma, and IL‐10 in the development of pulmonary tuberculosis

YVN Cavalcanti, MCA Brelaz, JKAL Neves… - Pulmonary …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Host immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is mediated by cellular
immunity, in which cytokines and Th1 cells play a critical role. In the process of control of the …

Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces the Warburg effect in mouse lungs

L Shi, H Salamon, EA Eugenin, R Pine, A Cooper… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
To elucidate the little-known bioenergetic pathways of host immune cells in tuberculosis, a
granulomatous disease caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis …