Article
Host genetics in granuloma formation: human-like lung pathology in mice with reciprocal genetic susceptibility to M. tuberculosis and M. avium.
PloS one - 6 May 2010
Kondratieva Elena, Logunova Nadya, Majorov Konstantin, Averbakh Mikhail, Apt Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Development of lung granulomata is a hallmark of infections caused by virulent mycobacteria, reflecting both protective host response that restricts infection spreading and inflammatory pathology. The role of host genetics in granuloma formation is not well defined. Earlier we have shown that mice of the I/St strain are extremely susceptible to Mycobacterium tuberculosis but resistant to M. avium infection,...
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- Animals
- Chemokines
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Granuloma
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
