PPARγ Expression and Function in Mycobacterial Infection: Roles in Lipid Metabolism, Immunity, and Bacterial Killing

Tuberculosis continues to be a global health threat, with drug resistance and HIV coinfection presenting challenges for its control. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis, is a highly adapted pathogen that has evolved different strategies to subvert the immune and metabol...

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Main Authors: Patricia E. Almeida, Alan Brito Carneiro, Adriana R. Silva, Patricia T. Bozza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/383829