Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Narrative Review

M De Martino, L Lodi, L Galli, E Chiappini - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The encounter between Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and the host leads to a complex
and multifaceted immune response possibly resulting in latent infection, tubercular disease …

[HTML][HTML] Human tuberculosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: A review on genetic diversity, pathogenesis and omics approaches in host biomarkers …

RD Kanabalan, LJ Lee, TY Lee, PP Chong… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …

The influence of HLA genotype on the severity of COVID‐19 infection

DJ Langton, SC Bourke, BA Lie, G Reiff, S Natu… - Hla, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of COVID‐19 varies markedly, not only between individual patients but also
between different populations. We hypothesised that differences in HLA genes might …

HLA variation and SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody response

D Wolday, CYJ Fung, G Morgan, S Casalino… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Differences in SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses have been observed between
individuals following natural infection or vaccination. In addition to already known factors …

A review of HLA allele and SNP associations with highly prevalent infectious diseases in human populations

A Sanchez-Mazas - Swiss medical weekly, 2020 - smw.ch
Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) lying
in the HLA region are known to be associated with several infectious diseases among which …

The lung microbiome, vitamin D, and the tuberculous granuloma: A balance triangle

ME Balcells, N Yokobori, B Hong, J Corbett… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has the extraordinary ability to persist for decades within
granulomas in the human host. These histopathological structures involved in both …

SLC11A1 genetic variation and low expression may cause immune response impairment in TB patients

F Shahzad, N Bashir, A Ali, A Nadeem, A Ammar… - Genes & …, 2022 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Host genetic factors are
important for the detection of TB susceptibility. SLC11A1 is located in monocyte …

Vitamin D–a host directed autophagy mediated therapy for tuberculosis

KM Periyasamy, UD Ranganathan, SP Tripathy… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
According to the WHO report 2019, Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease of humanity that
is curable. TB has caused significant morbidity and mortality even in 2018. The etiological …

Associations between genetic polymorphisms of TLRs and susceptibility to tuberculosis: A meta-analysis

Y Zhou, M Zhang - Innate immunity, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Some genetic association studies have tried to investigate potential associations between
TLR polymorphisms and tuberculosis. However, the results of these studies have not been …

The expression of Nramp1 modulates the uptake of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by macrophages through alternating inflammatory responses

C Meng, G Chen, D Wen, L Dong, X Cui, X Jing, J Cui… - Tuberculosis, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural-resistance-associated macrophage protein-1 (NRAMP1) is a transmembrane
protein of the mammalian SLC11 gene family. Previously, genome-wide association study …