Findings Turn Events In Early TB Infection On Their Head, May Lead To New Therapy
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
Masses of immune cells that form as a hallmark of tuberculosis have long been thought to be the body's way of trying to protect itself by literally walling off the bacteria. But a new study in the journal Cell offers evidence that the TB bacteria actually sends signals that encourage the growth of those organized granuloma structures, and for good reason.
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