Lung Epithelial Signaling Mediates Early Vaccine-Induced CD4 <sup>+</sup> T Cell Activation and <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Control
Shibali Das, Nancy D. Marín, Ekaterina Esaulova, Mushtaq Ahmed, Amanda Swain, Bruce A. Rosa, Makedonka Mitreva, Javier Rangel‐Moreno, Mihai G. Netea, Luis B. Barreiro, Maziar Divangahi, Maxim N. Artyomov, Deepak Kaushal, Shabaana A. Khader
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death due to single infectious agent accounting 1.4 million deaths each year. The only licensed vaccine, BCG, is not effective due to variable efficacy.
Topics & Concepts
Mycobacterium tuberculosisInnate immune systemImmunityImmunologyImmune systemTuberculosisVaccinationTuberculosis vaccinesBCG vaccineT cellMedicineCytokineVirologyBiologyPathologyTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyImmune responses and vaccinationsCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions