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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (12): 1198-1204.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20230265

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Research progress on macrophage polarization and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Wu Xianjin1, Huang Haiyong1, Xiao Leyao2, Xu Junfa2()   

  1. 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Huizhou Central People Hospital, Huizhou 516001, China
    2School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
  • Received:2023-07-31 Online:2023-12-10 Published:2023-11-27
  • Contact: Xu Junfa,Email: xujunfa@gdmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2020A1515010283)

Abstract:

Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which seriously endangers human health, and the emergence of drug-resistant MTB greatly exacerbates the difficulty of treatments. As an essential factor against MTB, macrophage polarizes into two subpopulations including M1 and M2 types once infected, which exhibit distinguish impacts during host infection. Macrophage polarization is tightly related to the occurrence, progression, and prognosis of tuberculosis diseases. In this review, the authors summarized the dynamic balance of polarization between M1 and M2 macrophages and polarization-related pathways during MTB infection, which might provide some perspectives for vaccine development, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis diseases.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Polarization, Macrophage, Review literature as topic

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