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From infection niche to therapeutic target: the intracellular lifestyle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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MICROBIOLOGY-SGM
卷 167, 期 4, 页码 -

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MICROBIOLOGY SOC
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001041

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tuberculosis; phagocytosis; macrophages; Host-Directed Therapy; TB

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  1. Canadian Institute of Health Research [PJT-148646, PJT152931]

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Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a serious disease that requires lengthy and complicated treatment. Understanding the physiological mechanisms of Mtb can lead to the development of more effective drug therapies.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an obligate human pathogen killing millions of people annually. Treatment for tuberculosis is lengthy and complicated, involving multiple drugs and often resulting in serious side effects and non- compliance. Mtb has developed numerous complex mechanisms enabling it to not only survive but replicate inside professional phagocytes. These mechanisms include, among others, overcoming the phagosome maturation process, inhibiting the acidification of the phagosome and inhibiting apoptosis. Within the past decade, technologies have been developed that enable a more accurate understanding of Mtb physiology within its intracellular niche, paving the way for more clinically relevant drug- development programmes. Here we review the molecular biology of Mtb pathogenesis offering a unique perspective on the use and development of therapies that target Mtb during its intracellular life stage.

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