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ArticlePathogens and disease2018

Host-pathogen redox dynamics modulate Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis.

Hayden T Pacl, Vineel P Reddy, Vikram Saini, Krishna C Chinta, Adrie J C Steyn

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Article in Pathogens and disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hayden T PaclDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, USA.
Vineel P ReddyDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, USA.
Vikram SainiDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, USA.
Krishna C ChintaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, USA.
Adrie J C SteynDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI027767 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Latesha Ellen Elopre · 1988 to 2026
$84.1M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008361 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI YACOUBIAN, TALENE ALENE · 1992 to 2024
$16.8M
Heme oxygenase-1 and the bioenergetic threshold of latent TB and HIV co-infectionR01AI111940 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI STEYN, ADRIE JC · 2015 to 2019
$2.0M
Immunometabolism of M. tuberculosis/HIV co-infectionR21AI127182 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI STEYN, ADRIE JC · 2016 to 2017
$349k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027767NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI111940NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI127182NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis, encounters variable and hostile environments within the host. A major component of these hostile conditions is reductive and oxidative stresses induced by factors modified by the host immune response, such as oxygen tension, NO or CO gases, reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates, the availability of different carbon sources and changes in pH. It is therefore essential for Mtb to continuously monitor and appropriately respond to the microenvironment. To this end, Mtb has developed various redox-sensitive systems capable of monitoring its intracellular redox environment and coordinating a response essential for virulence. Various aspects of Mtb physiology are regulated by these systems, including drug susceptibility, secretion systems, energy metabolism and dormancy. While great progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms and pathways that govern the response of Mtb to the host's redox environment, many questions in this area remain unanswered. The answers to these questions are promising avenues for addressing the tuberculosis crisis.

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsHumansMycobacterium tuberculosisOxidation-ReductionStress, PhysiologicalTuberculosis

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PMID29873719
PMCPMC5989597
OpenAlexW2801907045

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