Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection modulates adipose tissue biology.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection modulates adipose tissue biology.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) primarily resides in the lung but can also persist in extrapulmonary sites. Macrophages are considered the prime cellular habitat in all tissues. Here we demonstrate that Mtb resides inside adipocytes of fat tissue where it expresses stress-related genes. Moreover, p...

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Main Authors: Macarena Beigier-Bompadre, Georgina N Montagna, Anja A Kühl, Laura Lozza, January Weiner, Andreas Kupz, Alexis Vogelzang, Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf, Delia Löwe, Silke Bandermann, Anca Dorhoi, Volker Brinkmann, Kai Matuschewski, Stefan H E Kaufmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006676

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