Tumor Necrosis Factor induces pathogenic programmed macrophage necrosis in
tuberculosis through a mitochondrial-lysosomal-endoplasmic reticulum
circuit
Abstract:SUMMARY
Necrosis of infected macrophages constitutes a critical pathogenetic event
in tuberculosis releasing mycobacteria into the extracellular environment where
they can grow unrestricted. In zebrafish infected with
Mycobacterium marinum, a close relative of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, excess Tumor Necrosis
Factor triggers programmed necrosis of infected macrophages through the
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