Mycobacterium tuberculosis: immune response, biomarkers, and therapeutic intervention

L Zhuang, L Yang, L Li, Z Ye, W Gong - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease, the progression of the disease following
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is closely associated with the host's immune …

Improving vaccines by incorporating immunological coadjuvants

CK Fraser, KR Diener, MP Brown… - Expert review of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
While vaccination continues to be the most successful interventionist health policy to date,
infectious disease remains a significant cause of death worldwide. A primary reason that …

Tuberculosis as part of the natural history of HIV infection in develo** countries

G Chamie, A Luetkemeyer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
An enhanced, refocused research agenda is critical to reducing the burden of tuberculosis
(TB) in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in develo** countries. TB …

Th1 Cell Reactivity and HLA‐DR Binding Prediction for Promiscuous Recognition of MPT63 (Rv1926c), a Major Secreted Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

AS Mustafa - Scandinavian journal of immunology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract MPT63 (Rv1926c), a major secreted protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is
immunoreactive in antibody assays in humans and animals and provides protection as a …

Диагностика, предупреждение и лечение нарушений репродуктивной функции у мужчин, больных туберкулезом легких

МН Щербань - 2009 - elibrary.ru
Обследованы 105 мужчин, больных туберкулезом легких, при поступлении и через 3, 6
мес. лечения, из них 62-пациенты с инфильтративным туберкулезом легких (ИТЛ), 43 …

Respiratory tract infections and pneumonia

S Mc Chlery, G Ramage, J Bagg - Periodontology 2000, 2008 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many organisms cause respiratory tract infections, and not all can be discussed in this
review. Although many respiratory tract infections are nonlife-threatening, they are …

Mucosal vaccination against bacterial respiratory infections

U Baumann - Expert Review of Vaccines, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Mucosal vaccination offers attractive advantages to conventional systemic vaccination, such
as higher levels of antibodies and protection at the airway surface. This review gives an …

Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia

SH Vermund, N Yamamoto - Tuberculosis, 2007 - Elsevier
Asia has the highest numbers of tuberculosis cases (60% of the global total) and has
experienced a marked rise in HIV seroprevalence (22% of the global total) in key …

Cell‐Mediated Immune Responses and Protective Efficacy against Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induced by Hsp65 and hIL‐2 Fusion Protein in Mice

C Shi, S Yuan, H Zhang, T Zhang… - … journal of immunology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Heat shock protein 65 (Hsp65) is an important immunodominant antigen against
tuberculosis (TB), and interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) plays an important role in the regulation of …

Cytokines in response to proteins predicted in genomic regions of difference of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

AS Mustafa, F Al‐Saidi, ASM El‐Shamy… - Microbiology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular immune responses are responsible for both protection and pathogenesis in
tuberculosis, and are mediated/regulated by a complex network of pro‐inflammatory, T …