| Literature DB >> 27109273 |
A Ahmed1, S Rakshit1, A Vyakarnam1,2.
Abstract
HIV infection predisposes the host to tuberculosis by impairing the hosts' immune system principally by killing and altering CD4 T-cell function. How HIV infection disrupts CD4 T-cell function, which specifically compromises host immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is poorly understood and is a critical roadblock in developing better vaccine- or immune-based strategies to control and monitor TB in HIV-infected subjects. This review considers key pathways that are altered in HIV-infected subjects that impair anti-TB immunity.Entities:
Keywords: CD4 T cell; HIV; Interferon; Tuberculosis; reactivation
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27109273 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12390
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oral Dis ISSN: 1354-523X Impact factor: 3.511