Title |
Reinforcing the Functionality of Mononuclear Phagocyte System to Control Tuberculosis
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Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, February 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00193 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Susanta Pahari, Gurpreet Kaur, Shikha Negi, Mohammad Aqdas, Deepjyoti K. Das, Hilal Bashir, Sanpreet Singh, Mukta Nagare, Junaid Khan, Javed N. Agrewala |
Abstract |
The mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) constitutes dendritic cells, monocytes, and macrophages. This system contributes to various functions that are essential for maintaining homeostasis, activation of innate immunity, and bridging it with the adaptive immunity. Consequently, MPS is highly important in bolstering immunity against the pathogens. However, MPS is the frontline cells in destroyingMycobacterium tuberculosis(Mtb), yet the bacterium prefers to reside in the hostile environment of macrophages. Therefore, it may be very interesting to study the struggle betweenMtband MPS to understand the outcome of the disease. In an event when MPS predominatesMtb, the host remains protected. By contrast, the situation becomes devastating when the pathogen tames and tunes the host MPS, which ultimately culminates into tuberculosis (TB). Hence, it becomes extremely crucial to reinvigorate MPS functionality to overwhelmMtband eliminate it. In this article, we discuss the strategies to bolster the function of MPS by exploiting the molecules associated with the innate immunity and highlight the mechanisms involved to overcome theMtb-induced suppression of host immunity. In future, such approaches may provide an insight to develop immunotherapeutics to treat TB. |
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