Defining the role of matrix metalloproteinases in TB granuloma formation

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency and one third of the global population harbour latent infection. A central tenet of TB pathology is that caseation of TB granuloma leads to matrix degradation and pulmonary cavitation, resulting in Mtb transmission and disease progression. However,...

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Main Author: Al Shammari, Basim Raddam K.
Other Authors: Elkington, Paul ; Robertson, Brian
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702757