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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Fin McNab
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-47674 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
McNab Finlay W FW Ewbank John J Rajsbaum Ricardo R Stavropoulos Evangelos E Martirosyan Anna A Redford Paul S PS Wu Xuemei X Graham Christine M CM Saraiva Margarida M Tsichlis Philip P Chaussabel Damien D Ley Steven C SC O'Garra Anne A
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20130710 4
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, causing ≈ 1.4 million deaths per year. Key immune components for host protection during tuberculosis include the cytokines IL-12, IL-1, and TNF-α, as well as IFN-γ and CD4(+) Th1 cells. However, immune factors determining whether individuals control infection or progress to active tuberculosis are incompletely understood. Excess amounts of type I IFN have been linked to exacerbated d ...[more]