Human alveolar lining fluid from the elderly promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis intracellular growth and translocation into the cytosol of alveolar epithelial cells

By sjmartinez • January 8, 2024

Olmo-Fontánez AM, Scordo JM, Schami A, Garcia-Vilanova A, Pino PA, Hicks A, Mishra R, Jose Maselli D, Peters JI, Restrepo BI, Nargan K, Naidoo T, Clemens DL, Steyn AJC, Thacker VV, Turner J, Schlesinger LS, Torrelles JB. Human alveolar lining fluid from the elderly promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis intracellular growth and translocation into the cytosol of alveolar epithelial cells. Mucosal Immunol. 2024 Jan 5:S1933-0219(24)00001-1. doi: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.01.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38185331.

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