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Mycobacterial survival strategies in the phagosome: defence against host stresses

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Ehrt, Sabine, Schnappinger, Dirk·2009·Cellular Microbiology

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Infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis remain a major cause of disease and death in humans. Among the factors that contribute to M. tuberculosis's success as a pathogen is its ability to withstand potentially bactericidal host defences and to resist elimination by an activated immune system. This resistance to killing by the host is in part due to the low permeability of the mycobacterial cell envelope for many toxic molecules. In addition, it depends upon the detoxification of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen molecules produced by the host, the repair of the damage these molecules cause and maintenance of a neutral intrabacterial pH within acidic environments. The latter three mechanisms are the focus of this review.

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  • Mutations or polymorphisms in the human NOS2 or NOX2 genes are associated with an increased susceptibility to or a more severe course of tuberculosis.

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  1. Metchnikoff E 1905 Immunity to Infective Disease Cambridge, London, New York Cambridge University Press
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Authors
Ehrt, S., & Schnappinger, D.
Affiliations
Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Venue
Cellular Microbiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-08
Volume
11
Issue
8
Pages
1170-1178
ISSN
  • 1462-5814 (ISSN-L)
  • 1462-5822
OpenAlex
W1972269365
Cited by
448
References
84
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cellular Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI057443, R01AI057443, AI081725, R01AI063446, AI063446, R01AI081725)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Keywords
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, phagosome, bacterial survival strategies, host defense evasion, reactive oxygen species scavenging, host-pathogen interaction, phagocytosis
MeSH terms
Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Phagosomes, Tuberculosis, Virulence, Bacterial Capsules, Oxidative Stress, Reactive Nitrogen Species, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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