Recent genome-wide studies have reported novel associations between common
polymorphisms and susceptibility to many major infectious diseases in humans. In parallel …

Nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain NOD-like receptors (NLRs) are highly
conserved cytosolic pattern recognition receptors that perform critical functions in surveying …

Despite significant improvements in leprosy (Hansen's disease) treatment and outlook for
patients since the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT) 3 decades ago, the global …

Nucleotide-binding, oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor (NLR) proteins are a family
of innate immune receptors that play a pivotal role in microbial sensing, leading to the …

Sensing intracellular pathogens is a process mediated by innate immune cells that is crucial
for the induction of inflammatory processes and effective adaptive immune responses …

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors, also known as nucleotide-
binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs), are a family of cytosolic pattern recognition …

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by
Mycobacterium leprae, a microorganism that has a predilection for the skin and nerves. The …

Leprosy, a disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae or
Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has affected humans for more than 4,000 years and is a …

Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a painful inflammatory complication of leprosy
occurring in 50% of lepromatous leprosy patients and 5–10% of borderline lepromatous …

Mycobacteria are a genus of bacteria that range from the non‐pathogenic M ycobacterium
smegmatis to M ycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in humans …