| Literature DB >> 28522990 |
Lingjun Zhan1,2,3,4,5, Jun Tang1,2,3,4,5, Mengmeng Sun1,2,3,4,5, Chuan Qin1,2,3,4,5.
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a health threat to the global population. Anti-TB drugs and vaccines are key approaches for TB prevention and control. TB animal models are basic tools for developing biomarkers of diagnosis, drugs for therapy, vaccines for prevention and researching pathogenic mechanisms for identification of targets; thus, they serve as the cornerstone of comparative medicine, translational medicine, and precision medicine. In this review, we discuss the current use of TB animal models and their problems, as well as offering perspectives on the future of these models.Entities:
Keywords: animal models; comparative medicine; precision medicine; translational medicine; tuberculosis
Year: 2017 PMID: 28522990 PMCID: PMC5415616 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00717
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Microbiol ISSN: 1664-302X Impact factor: 5.640