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Dying to Live: How the Death Modality of the Infected Macrophage Affects Immunity to Tuberculosis

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The New Paradigm of Immunity to Tuberculosis

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 783))

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Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) inhibits apoptosis and triggers necrosis of host macrophages to evade innate delay in the initiation of adaptive immunity. Necrosis is a mechanism used by bacteria to exit macrophage, evade the host defenses, and disseminate while apoptosis is associated with diminished pathogen viability. We have recently demonstrated that eicosanoids regulate cell death program of either human or murine macrophages infected with Mtb. We have defined prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) as a pro-apoptotic host lipid mediator which protects against necrosis. In contrast, lipoxin A4 (LXA4) is a pro-necrotic lipid mediator which suppresses PGE2 synthesis, resulting in mitochondrial damage and inhibition of plasma membrane repair mechanisms; this ultimately leads to the induction of necrosis. Thus, the balance between PGE2 and LXA4 determines whether Mtb-infected macrophages undergo apoptosis or necrosis and this balance determines the outcome of infection.

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M.D. is supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research-New Investigator Award. Work in his laboratory is supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) and The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

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  2. Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, Canada

    Samuel M. Behar & Heinz Remold

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Divangahi, M., Behar, S.M., Remold, H. (2013). Dying to Live: How the Death Modality of the Infected Macrophage Affects Immunity to Tuberculosis. In: Divangahi, M. (eds) The New Paradigm of Immunity to Tuberculosis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 783. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6111-1_6

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