Tuberculosis: an infection-initiated autoimmune disease?
Tuberculosis: an infection-initiated autoimmune disease?
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and provided original proof that an infectious agent can cause human disease. However, key steps in TB pathogenesis remain poorly understood. We propose that autoimmunity is a critical and overlooked process driving pathology in TB, and present clinical and experimental observations supporting this hypothesis.
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Elkington, Paul
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Tebruegge, Marc
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Mansour, Salah
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December 2016
Elkington, Paul
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Tebruegge, Marc
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Mansour, Salah
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and provided original proof that an infectious agent can cause human disease. However, key steps in TB pathogenesis remain poorly understood. We propose that autoimmunity is a critical and overlooked process driving pathology in TB, and present clinical and experimental observations supporting this hypothesis.
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Accepted/In Press date: 28 September 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 October 2016
Published date: December 2016
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Clinical & Experimental Sciences
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Local EPrints ID: 402197
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/402197
ISSN: 1471-4906
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Marc Tebruegge
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