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Advancing host-directed therapy for tuberculosis

Wallis, Robert S., Hafner, Richard·2015·Nature Reviews Immunology

Abstract

Improved treatments are needed for nearly all forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Adjunctive host-directed therapies have the potential to shorten tuberculosis treatment duration, prevent resistance and reduce lung injury by promoting autophagy, antimicrobial peptide production and other macrophage effector mechanisms, as well as by modifying specific mechanisms that cause lung inflammation and matrix destruction. The range of candidates is broad, including several agents approved for other clinical indications that are ready for evaluation in Phase II clinical trials. The promise of new and existing host-directed therapies that could accelerate response and improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes is discussed in this Opinion article.

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Authors
Wallis, R. S., & Hafner, R.
Affiliations
  • Aurum Institute (ZA)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Wallis, Robert S.
Venue
Nature Reviews Immunology
Published
2015-03-13
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
255-263
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
OpenAlex
W1980411188
Cited by
291
References
121
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FWCI
5.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • U.S. Public Health Service (HHSN272201200009C)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
Keywords
tuberculosis, host-directed therapy, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, adjunctive therapy, autophagy, antimicrobial peptides, lung injury, treatment duration, antimicrobial resistance, lung inflammation
MeSH terms
Humans, Immunity, Inflammation, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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