Establishment of a Patient-Derived, Magnetic Levitation-Based, Three-Dimensional Spheroid Granuloma Model for Human Tuberculosis
Leigh A. Kotzé, Caroline Beltran, Dirk Lang, André G. Loxton, Susan Cooper, Maynard Meiring, Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg, Brian W. Allwood, Stephanus T. Malherbe, Andriëtte Hiemstra, Brigitte Glanzmann, Craig Kinnear, Gerhard Walzl, Nelita du Plessis
Abstract
TB is a highly infectious disease, with granulomas as its hallmark. Granulomas play an important role in the control of M. tuberculosis infection and as such are crucial indicators for our understanding of host resistance to TB.
Topics & Concepts
TuberculosisGranulomaImmune systemMycobacterium tuberculosisImmunologyBiologyDiseasePathologyMedicineTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosisCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions