Article
Mouse models of human TB pathology: roles in the analysis of necrosis and the development of host-directed therapies.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 Mar 2016
Kramnik Igor, Beamer Gillian
Abstract excerpt
A key aspect of TB pathogenesis that maintains Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the human population is the ability to cause necrosis in pulmonary lesions. As co-evolution shaped M . tuberculosis (M.tb) and human responses, the complete TB disease profile and lesion manifestation are not fully reproduced by any animal model. However, animal models are absolutely critical to understand how infection with virulent...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
