Chemokines shape the immune responses to tuberculosis

Samantha R. Slight, Shabaana A. Khader

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Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the intracellular pathogen that causes the disease, tuberculosis. Chemokines and chemokine receptors are key regulators in immune cell recruitment to sites of infection and inflammation. This review highlights our recent advances in understanding the role of chemokines and chemokine receptors in cellular recruitment of immune cells to the lung, role in granuloma formation and host defense against Mtb infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-113
Number of pages9
JournalCytokine and Growth Factor Reviews
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2013

Keywords

  • Chemokines
  • Lung
  • Tuberculosis

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