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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Erliang Zeng
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29731 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20110414 4
<h4>Background</h4>Macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) are known to be refractory to IFN-γ stimulation. Previous studies have shown that M.tb express components such as the 19-kDa lipoprotein and peptidoglycan that can bind to macrophage receptors including the Toll-like receptor 2 resulting in the loss in IFN-γ responsiveness. However, it is unclear whether this effect is limited to infected macrophages. We have previously shown that M.tb-infected macrophages release exo ...[more]