Latent TB Infection (LTBI) - Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis and the dynamics of the granuloma battleground

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Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is established in over 90% of persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), from whom new active TB cases will arise. Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of host immune responses in LTBI granulomas is essential to designing effective post-exposure therapies that inhibit progression to TB. Information arising from cancer studies and other modalities - where local chronic inflammation leads to immunopathology - can help provide insights into the biological pathways at play in LTBI granulomas. Translational studies using patient material as well as LTBI+ donor-derived tissue samples are instrumental in understanding the various components of granuloma dynamics, immunological landscapes therein and how this could help to identify therapeutic targets. Deep sequencing technologies may aid to decipher the genetic changes in lung granuloma and blood samples from LTBI+ individuals associated with progression to active TB disease. This may lead to advancement of development of targeted Host-Directed Therapies (HDTs) and their evaluation as adjunct TB therapies for improving treatment outcomes for LTBI and pulmonary TB.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:80S

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 80S(2019) vom: 25. März, Seite S58-S61

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rao, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Ippolito, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Mfinanga, Sayoki [VerfasserIn]
Ntoumi, Francine [VerfasserIn]
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy [VerfasserIn]
Vilaplana, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Zumla, Alimuddin [VerfasserIn]
Maeurer, Markus [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Granuloma
Host-directed therapies
Immune landscape
Journal Article
Latent tuberculosis infection
Mutations

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.04.2019

Date Revised 22.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2019.02.035

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294468722