Tuberculosis Host-Pathogen Interactions

Book Overview

1.Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Latency During Tuberculosis Infections.- 2. The Silent Plague: Regulation of Latent Tuberculosis Infections.- 3. Trehalose Dimycolate (Cord Factor) as a Contributing Factor to Tuberculosis Pathogenesis.- 4. Role of Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells and Regulatory T-cells in the Tuberculous Granuloma.- 5. Interactions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.- 6. Role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE and PPE proteins in pathogen-host interactions.- 7. Co-Infection with TB and HIV: Converging Epidemics, Clinical Challenges, and Microbial Synergy.- 8. Optical In Vivo Imaging in Tuberculosis Research.- 9. Mycobacteria Infection and Lipid Droplets - Host and Pathogen Stealing, Sharing and Storing Fat.- 10. Potential Immunology, Transcriptomics and Epigenomic Prediction Tools of the Future to Improve Tuberculosis Control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303025383X
• ISBN13: 9783030253837
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"