Reinventing the human tuberculosis (TB) granuloma: Learning from the cancer field

S Ashenafi, S Brighenti - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world and every 20
seconds a person dies from TB. An important attribute of human TB is induction of a …

Macrophage biology in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection

X Fei, N Li, X Xu, Y Zhu - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Infection with H. pylori induces chronic gastric inflammation, progressing to peptic ulcer and
stomach adenocarcinoma. Macrophages function as innate immune cells and play a vital …

Cross center single-cell RNA sequencing study of the immune microenvironment in rapid progressing multiple myeloma

W Pilcher, BE Thomas, SS Bhasin… - npj Genomic …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advancements in understanding the pathophysiology of Multiple Myeloma (MM), the
cause of rapid progressing disease in a subset of patients is still unclear. MM's progression …

Multi-OMICs analysis reveals metabolic and epigenetic changes associated with macrophage polarization

ML Sowers, H Tang, VK Singh, A Khan, A Mishra… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Macrophages (MФ) are an essential immune cell for defense and repair that travel to
different tissues and adapt based on local stimuli. A critical factor that may govern their …

Functionalizing Dendrimers for Targeted Delivery of Bioactive Molecules to Macrophages: A Potential Treatment for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection—A Review

C Sanhueza, D Vergara, C Chávez-Aravena… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that
replicates inside human alveolar macrophages. This disease causes significant morbidity …

The heme oxygenase-1 metalloporphyrin inhibitor stannsoporfin enhances the bactericidal activity of a novel regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a murine …

J Ruelas Castillo, P Neupane, S Karanika… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) poses significant challenges to
global tuberculosis (TB) control efforts. Host-directed therapies (HDTs) offer a novel …

Lung type 3 innate lymphoid cells respond early following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

S Das, KS Chauhan, M Ahmed, S Akter, L Lu… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death due to an infectious disease worldwide. Innate
lymphoid type 3 cells (ILC3s) mediate early protection during Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Marine-Fungi-Derived Gliotoxin Promotes Autophagy to Suppress Mycobacteria tuberculosis Infection in Macrophage

J Fu, X Luo, M Lin, Z Xiao, L Huang, J Wang, Y Zhu… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection causes tuberculosis (TB) and has been a
long-standing public-health threat. It is urgent that we discover novel antitubercular agents to …

Sirtuin inhibitors reduce intracellular growth of M. tuberculosis in human macrophages via modulation of host cell immunity

S Kalsum, M Akber, MG Loreti, B Andersson… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Host-directed therapies aiming to strengthen the body's immune system, represent an
underexplored opportunity to improve treatment of tuberculosis (TB). We have previously …

Antibody-Mediated LILRB2-Receptor Antagonism Induces Human Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells to Kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis

VK Singh, A Khan, Y Xu, S Mai, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death in mankind due to infectious agents, and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infects and survives in macrophages (MФs). Although …