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Tuberculosis: The tug of war between pathogen and inflammasome
Filip Van Hauwermeiren1, Mohamed Lamkanfi2
1Janssen Immunosciences, World Without Disease Accelerator, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, B-2340, Belgium.
Abstract:
A new study reveals how Mycobacterium tuberculosis evades anti-bacterial immunity by modifying the plasma membrane phospholipid composition of infected macrophages, thereby blocking the host's pyroptosis response and supporting chronic infection.
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