CD36-mediated uptake of surfactant lipids by human macrophages promotes intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) imposes a large global health burden as the airborne agent of tuberculosis. M.tb has been flourishing in human populations for millennia and is therefore highly adapted to the lung environment. Alveolar macrophages (AMs), a major host cell niche for M.tb, not only p...

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Published in:J Immunol
Main Authors: Dodd, Claire E., Pyle, Charlie J., Glowinski, Rebecca, Rajaram, Murugesan V.S., Schlesinger, Larry S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137803/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27913648
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1600856
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