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The Use of Murine Infection Models to Investigate the Protective Role of TNF in Central Nervous System Tuberculosis.

Journal:
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Year:
2021
Authors:
Hsu, Nai-Jen & Jacobs, Muazzam
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Species:
rodent

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the central nervous system (CNS-TB) is the most severe form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis that is often associated with high mortality. Secretion of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has important protective and immune modulatory functions for immune responses during CNS-TB. Therefore, by combining the approaches of aerosol and intracerebral infection in mice, this chapter describes the methods to investigate the contribution of TNF in protective immunity against CNS-TB infection.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33185878/