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Mycobacterium tuberculosis carrying the rifampicin drug-resistance-conferring rpoB mutation H445Y is associated with suppressed immunity through type I interferons.
mBio - 31 Oct 2023
Bobba Suhas, Howard Nicole C, Das Shibali, Ahmed Mushtaq, Tang Linrui, Thirunavukkarasu Shyamala, Larsen Michelle H, Mathema Barun, Divangahi Maziar, Khader Shabaana A
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IMPORTANCE: This study highlights the impact of specific rifampicin-resistance-conferring mutations on the host immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). Clinical reports have previously suggested that multi-drug-resistant) TB patients exhibit altered peripheral immune responses as compared with their drug-sensitive TB counterparts. The murine model of...
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