Emerging trends in the formation & function of tuberculosis granulomas

Emerging trends in the formation & function of tuberculosis granulomas

The granuloma is an elaborated aggregate of immune cells found in non-infectious as well asinfectious diseases. It is a hallmark of tuberculosis (TB). Predominantly thought as a host-drivenstrategy to constrain the bacilli and prevent dissemination, recent discoveries indicatethe granuloma can also...

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Main Authors: Geanncarlo eLugo-Villarino, Denis eHudrisier, Alan eBenard, Olivier eNeyrolles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Granulomatous Disease, Chronic
Macrophages, Alveolar
Mycobacterium Infections
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
B cells
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00405/full

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