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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2020, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (1): 71-77.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-8493.2020.01.015

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The main immune cells against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and their mechanisms

HU Xiao-guang, CHEN Can-can, ZHANG Ya-nan, MA Jun-yang, CHEN Wei()   

  1. Department of Marketing, Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hefei 230088, China
  • Received:2020-03-13 Online:2020-06-30 Published:2020-07-07
  • Contact: CHEN Wei E-mail:chenwei@zhifeishengwu.com

Abstract:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a kind of intracellular parasitic bacterium. Cellular immunity plays a key role in the body’s immune process against MTB infection. Macrophages and natural killer (NK) cells are the early defense cells against this pathogen, and the adaptive immune cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, play an important role in the process against bacteria. However, the “immune escape” mechanism of MTB allows it to persist in the host. In this paper, the main immune cells and their immunity mechanisms in the process of TB immunity were summarized, and the immune evasion of MTB were discussed, so as to offer references for developing new preventive and therapeutic measures.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Immunity, Immune evasion, Vaccines, Defense mechanisms, Review