The role of interferon-gamma and interferon-gamma receptor in tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) remain the leading causes of lung disease and mortality worldwide. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and its receptor (IFN-γR) play a key role in mediating immunity against Mtb and NTM. This study was conducted as a systematic review; all information was collected from databases such as: PubMed, Scopus, Medline, SID, and medical databases. Finally, all the collected data were reviewed, and all content was categorized briefly. There is growing evidence that IFN-γ plays an important role in host defense against these two intracellular pathogens by activating macrophages. In addition, IFN-γ has been shown to be an integral part of various antibacterial methods such as granuloma formation and phagosome-lysosome fusion, both of which lead to the death of intracellular Mycobacterium. As a result, its absence is associated with overgrowth of intracellular pathogens and disease caused by Mtb or Mycobacterium nontuberculosis. We also look at the role of IFN-γR in Mtb or NTM because IFN-γ acts through IFN-γR. Finally, we introduce new approaches to the treatment of M. tuberculosis complex (MTC) and NTM disease, such as cell and gene-based therapies that work by modulating IFN-γ and IFN-γR.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

International journal of mycobacteriology - 10(2021), 4 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 349-357

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghanavi, Jalaledin [VerfasserIn]
Farnia, Poopak [VerfasserIn]
Farnia, Parissa [VerfasserIn]
Velayati, Ali Akbar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

82115-62-6
Interferon gamma receptor
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Receptors, Interferon
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 06.01.2022

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_186_21

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334526515