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Modulation of Cell Death by<i>M. tuberculosis</i>as a Strategy for Pathogen Survival
1 Jan 2011
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It has been clearly demonstrated that in vitro, virulent M. tuberculosis can favor necrosis over apoptosis in infected macrophages, and this has been suggested as a mechanism for evading the host immune response. We recently reported that an effect consistent with this hypothesis could be observed in cells from the blood of TB patients, and in this paper, we review what is known about evasion strategies employed...
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