Despite the recent increase in the development of antivirals and antibiotics, antimicrobial
resistance and the lack of broad-spectrum virus-targeting drugs are still important issues and …

Leishmaniasis is a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasite.
The disease is transmitted by female sand flies and, depending on the infecting parasite …

We postulate that similar to bacteria, adult stem cells may also exhibit an altruistic defense
mechanism to protect their niche against external threat. Herein, we report mesenchymal …

There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial strategies for treating complex infections and
emerging pathogens. Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are adult multipotent cells …

Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) express scavenger receptors that internalize lipids,
including oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). We report that MSCs phagocytose …

Given the discontinuation of various first-line drugs for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), large-
scale in vivo drug screening, establishment of a relapse model in rodents …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major infectious disease worldwide. TB treatment displays a
biphasic bacterial clearance, in which the majority of bacteria clear within the first month of …

The terms “genotype” and “phenotype” were coined by the botanist and geneticist Wilhelm
Johannsen at the beginning of the 20th century (1). Both words have a Greek etymology …

Latent tuberculosis has been recognized for over a century, but discovery of new niches,
where Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides, continues. We evaluated literature on M …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play diverse roles ranging from regeneration and wound
healing to immune signaling. Recent investigations have indicated the crucial role of these …