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Understanding PGE2, LXA4 and LTB4 balance during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection through mathematical model.
Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Jan 2016
Pedruzzi Gabriele, Das Phonindra Nath, Rao Kanury Vs, Chatterjee Samrat
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Infection of humans with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) results in diverse outcomes that range from acute disease to establishment of persistence and to even clearance of the pathogen. These different outcomes represent the combined result of host heterogeneity on the one hand, and virulence properties of the infecting strain of pathogen on the other. From the standpoint of the host, the balance between PGE2,...
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