Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DC-SIGN differentiates between pathogenic and nonpathogenic mycobacteria
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 24th, 2005
According to recent research from France, "A new scenario has been unraveled recently-the interaction between the human dendritic cell (DC) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Whether this encounter represents a defense mechanism by the invaded host or a smoke screen, masking the presence of an invader is still unknown."
"The intracellular behavior of M. tuberculosis inside DCs differs compared to macrophages (Mphis), with a failure of replication," wrote J.L. Herrmann and colleagues at the Hop St....
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