The crucial roles of Th17-related cytokines/signal pathways in M. tuberculosis infection

H Shen, ZW Chen - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-17 (IL-17), IL-21, IL-22 and IL-23 can be grouped as T helper 17 (Th17)-
related cytokines because they are either produced by Th17/Th22 cells or involved in their …

Tuberculosis vaccine development: progress in clinical evaluation

SB Sable, JE Posey, TJ Scriba - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading killer among all infectious diseases worldwide despite
extensive use of the Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. A safer …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of tuberculosis in macaques after intravenous BCG immunization

PA Darrah, JJ Zeppa, P Maiello, JA Hackney… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the leading cause of death from infection worldwide.
The only available vaccine, BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin), is given intradermally and has …

[HTML][HTML] CD4 T cell help prevents CD8 T cell exhaustion and promotes control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

YJ Lu, P Barreira-Silva, S Boyce, J Powers, K Cavallo… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
CD4 T cells are essential for immunity to tuberculosis because they produce cytokines,
including interferon-γ. Whether CD4 T cells act as" helper" cells to promote optimal CD8 T …

[HTML][HTML] Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4 T cells expressing CD153 inversely associate with bacterial load and disease severity in human tuberculosis

E Du Bruyn, S Ruzive, CSL Arlehamn, A Sette… - Mucosal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent data from mice and non-human primate models of tuberculosis suggested that
CD153, a TNF super family member, plays an important role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Recently activated CD4 T cells in tuberculosis express OX40 as a target for host-directed immunotherapy

AR Gress, CE Ronayne, JM Thiede… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract After Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, many effector T cells traffic to the
lungs, but few become activated. Here we use an antigen receptor reporter mouse (Nur77 …

CTLs: killers of intracellular bacteria

L Tian, W Zhou, X Wu, Z Hu, L Qiu, H Zhang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many microbial pathogens have evolved a range of capabilities to evade host immune
defense mechanisms and to survive and multiply in host cells. The presence of host …

IL-21/IL-21R Promotes the Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Macrophages during C. muridarum Respiratory Infection

S Yang, J Zeng, W Hao, R Sun, Y Tuo, L Tan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interleukin-21 and its receptors (IL-21/IL-21R) aggravate chlamydial lung infection, while
macrophages (Mφ) are one of the main cells infected by chlamydia and the main source of …

Biomarkers of cell-mediated immunity to bovine tuberculosis

MV Palmer, TC Thacker, MM Rabideau… - Veterinary immunology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Whole blood based assays, particularly interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs),
are used for the diagnosis of both bovine and human tuberculosis (TB). The aim of the …

Striking a balance—cellular and molecular drivers of memory T cell development and responses to chronic stimulation

JL Hope, CJ Stairiker, EA Bae, DC Otero… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Effective adaptive immune responses are characterized by stages of development and
maturation of T and B cell populations that respond to disturbances in the host homeostasis …