Implications of COVID-19 in high burden countries for HIV/TB: A systematic review of evidence

JL Tamuzi, BT Ayele, CS Shumba… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background The triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency
virus is one of the major global health challenges of the twenty-first century. In high burden …

In the thick of it: formation of the tuberculous granuloma and its effects on host and therapeutic responses

MR Cronan - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The defining pathology of tuberculosis is the granuloma, an organized structure derived from
host immune cells that surrounds infecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As the location of …

Robust IgM responses following intravenous vaccination with Bacille Calmette–Guérin associate with prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in …

EB Irvine, A O'Neil, PA Darrah, S Shin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Development of an effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine has suffered from an
incomplete understanding of the correlates of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

[HTML][HTML] A non-canonical type 2 immune response coordinates tuberculous granuloma formation and epithelialization

MR Cronan, EJ Hughes, WJ Brewer, G Viswanathan… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The central pathogen-immune interface in tuberculosis is the granuloma, a complex host
immune structure that dictates infection trajectory and physiology. Granuloma macrophages …

Host‐directed therapy to combat mycobacterial infections

G Kilinç, A Saris, THM Ottenhoff… - Immunological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Upon infection, mycobacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and
nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), are recognized by host innate immune cells, triggering …

HIV/Mtb co-infection: from the amplification of disease pathogenesis to an “emerging syndemic”

JM Azevedo-Pereira, D Pires, M Calado, M Mandal… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are pathogens
responsible for millions of new infections each year; together, they cause high morbidity and …

Tuberculosis exacerbates HIV-1 infection through IL-10/STAT3-dependent tunneling nanotube formation in macrophages

S Souriant, L Balboa, M Dupont, K Pingris… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
The tuberculosis (TB) bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and HIV-1 act
synergistically; however, the mechanisms by which Mtb exacerbates HIV-1 pathogenesis …

The value of transcriptomics in advancing knowledge of the immune response and diagnosis in tuberculosis

A Singhania, RJ Wilkinson, M Rodrigue, P Haldar… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Blood transcriptomics analysis of tuberculosis has revealed an interferon-inducible gene
signature that diminishes in expression after successful treatment; this promises improved …

Impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis indicators in Brazil: a time series and spatial analysis study

TZ Berra, ACV Ramos, YM Alves, RBV Tavares… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: We aimed to visualize and classify the time series of COVID-19, tuberculosis
(TB) notification, and TB outcomes (cure, treatment abandonment, and death), verify the …

The paradox of immune checkpoint inhibition re-activating tuberculosis

M Ahmed, LB Tezera, PT Elkington… - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
By attenuating T-cell activation, immune checkpoints (ICs) limit optimal anti-tumour
responses and IC inhibition (ICI) has emerged as a new therapy for a broad range of …