| Literature DB >> 27773684 |
Paul Elkington1, Marc Tebruegge2, Salah Mansour2.
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and provided original proof that an infectious agent can cause human disease. However, key steps in TB pathogenesis remain poorly understood. We propose that autoimmunity is a critical and overlooked process driving pathology in TB, and present clinical and experimental observations supporting this hypothesis. Copyright ÂEntities:
Keywords: CD1; autoimmunity; host immune response; pathology; tuberculosis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27773684 PMCID: PMC5135577 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.09.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Immunol ISSN: 1471-4906 Impact factor: 16.687