The in vitro Mycobacterium bovis BCG Moreau infection of human monocytes that induces Caspase-1 expression, release and dependent cell death is mostly reliant upon cell integrity

• Main Authors: Paulo R. Z. Antas (Author), Carlos G. G. Ponte (Author), Matheus R. Almeida (Author), Lawrence H. P. Albuquerque (Author), Periela S. Sousa-Vasconcelos (Author), Thaíze Pedro (Author), Natália L. S. Gomes (Author), Otacílio C. Moreira (Author), Fernanda C. Silva (Author), Luíz R. R. Castello-Branco (Author), Rosa T. Pinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, tuberculosis (TB) is an extremely contagious disease predominantly affecting the lungs. TB is found worldwide and has a major impact on public health safety primarily due to its high mortality rate. Applied for over a hundred years as a preve...