Pro-Inflammatory Alterations of Circulating Monocytes in Latent Tuberculosis Infection.

Manuel G FeriaCecilia ChangEduardo TiconaAnissa MoussaBin ZhangIsabel BallenaRuben AzañeroCesar TiconaCarlo N De CeccoCarl J FichtenbaumRobert E O'DonnellAlberto La RosaJorge SanchezSandra AndorfLaura AtehortuaJonathan D KatzClaire A ChougnetGeorge S DeepeMoises A Huaman

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

Individuals with LTBI have distinct monocyte alterations suggestive of an exacerbated inflammatory response and tissue migration. Whether these alterations contribute to cardiovascular disease pathogenesis warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

inflammatory response
cardiovascular disease
dendritic cells
type diabetes
lipopolysaccharide induced
endothelial cells
immune response
cardiovascular events
adverse drug
drug induced