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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 186-189.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.02.015

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Research progress of stem cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

GUO Qian, SHEN Chen(), SHEN A-dong()   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Respiratory Disease Laboratory of Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 100045, China
  • Received:2020-10-21 Online:2021-02-10 Published:2021-02-03
  • Contact: SHEN Chen,SHEN A-dong E-mail:shenchen1110@126.com;shenad16@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Tuberculosis is mainly caused by an intracellular pathogen—Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can lurk or proliferate in host cells. It can also invade stem cells such as hematopoietic stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells. Stem cells are capable of self-replication, pluripotent differentiation, high migration and immune regulation, thus the role of them in the occurrence and development of tuberculosis can not be ignored. We mainly reviewed the pathogenesis and prevention and treatment strategies of tuberculosis through the interaction between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and stem cells.

Key words: Stem cells, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Transactional analysis, Tuberculosis, Immunomodulation