Of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections–a comparative analysis of epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

R Gopalaswamy, S Shanmugam, R Mondal… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Pulmonary diseases due to mycobacteria cause significant morbidity and mortality to human
health. In addition to tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), recent …

[HTML][HTML] It takes a village: the multifaceted immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and vaccine-induced immunity

SE Larsen, BD Williams, M Rais, RN Coler… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite co-evolving with humans for centuries and being intensely studied for decades, the
immune correlates of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) have yet to be …

Recent developments, challenges and future prospects in advanced drug delivery systems in the management of tuberculosis

N Verma, V Arora, R Awasthi, Y Chan, NK Jha… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is reported as one of the most prevailing life-threatening health problems,
affecting almost one third of the population globally. It is one of a major reason of death with …

The double-sided effects of Mycobacterium Bovis bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine

J Li, L Zhan, C Qin - npj Vaccines, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG), the only vaccine proven to be effective against
tuberculosis (TB), is the most commonly used vaccine globally. In addition to its effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in protein subunit vaccines against tuberculosis

Y Zhang, J Xu, Z Hu, X Fan - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB), also known as the “White Plague”, is caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb). Before the COVID-19 epidemic, TB had the highest mortality rate of any …

Recent advances in the development of protein-and peptide-based subunit vaccines against tuberculosis

C Bellini, K Horvati - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) herald of the “End TB Strategy” has defined goals
and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care, and control to end the global tuberculosis …

Safety and immunogenicity of the GamTBvac, the recombinant subunit tuberculosis vaccine candidate: a phase II, multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo …

AP Tkachuk, EN Bykonia, LI Popova, DA Kleymenov… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
GamTBvac is a candidate tuberculosis vaccine with two fusion proteins, containing Ag85a,
ESAT6, CFP10, and a dextran-binding domain (DBD). Phase II of a double-blind …

Developing new anti-tuberculosis vaccines: focus on adjuvants

AR Franco, F Peri - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that
sits in the top 10 leading causes of death in the world today and is the current leading cause …

Self-adjuvanting nanovaccines boost lung-resident CD4+ T cell immune responses in BCG-primed mice

MA Files, KF Naqvi, TB Saito, TM Clover, JS Rudra… - npj Vaccines, 2022 - nature.com
Heterologous vaccine regimens could extend waning protection in the global population
immunized with Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG). We demonstrate that …

Nanomaterials in tuberculosis DNA vaccine delivery: historical perspective and current landscape

X Luo, X Zeng, L Gong, Y Ye, C Sun, T Chen… - Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccinations, especially DNA vaccines that promote host immunity, are the most effective
interventions for tuberculosis (TB) control. However, the vaccine delivery system exhibits a …