Matrix metalloproteinases in tuberculosis

PT Elkington, CA Ugarte-Gil… - European respiratory …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health pandemic. Infection is spread by the aerosol route
and Mycobacterium tuberculosis must drive lung destruction to be transmitted to new hosts …

Infections due to dysregulated immunity: an emerging complication of cancer immunotherapy

T Morelli, K Fujita, G Redelman-Sidi, PT Elkington - Thorax, 2022 - thorax.bmj.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionised cancer treatment. However, immune-
related adverse events (irAEs) are a common side effect which can mimic infection …

Tuberculosis immunopathology: the neglected role of extracellular matrix destruction

PT Elkington, JM D'Armiento… - Science translational …, 2011 - science.org
The extracellular matrix in the lung must be destroyed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis—the
agent that causes tuberculosis (TB)—to spread. The current paradigm proposes that this …

Vitamin D accelerates resolution of inflammatory responses during tuberculosis treatment

AK Coussens, RJ Wilkinson, Y Hanifa… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Calcidiol, the major circulating metabolite of vitamin D, supports induction of pleiotropic
antimicrobial responses in vitro. Vitamin D supplementation elevates circulating calcidiol …

[HTML][HTML] Optimisation of bioluminescent reporters for use with mycobacteria

N Andreu, A Zelmer, T Fletcher, PT Elkington, TH Ward… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, still represents
a major public health threat in many countries. Bioluminescence, the production of light by …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil-derived MMP-8 drives AMPK-dependent matrix destruction in human pulmonary tuberculosis

CWM Ong, PT Elkington, S Brilha, C Ugarte-Gil… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Pulmonary cavities, the hallmark of tuberculosis (TB), are characterized by high
mycobacterial load and perpetuate the spread of M. tuberculosis. The mechanism of matrix …

Tuberculosis, pulmonary cavitation, and matrix metalloproteinases

CWM Ong, PT Elkington, JS Friedland - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic infectious disease of global importance, is facing the
emergence of drug-resistant strains with few new drugs to treat the infection. Pulmonary …

Hypoxia and tissue destruction in pulmonary TB

M Belton, S Brilha, R Manavaki, F Mauri, K Nijran… - Thorax, 2016 - thorax.bmj.com
Background It is unknown whether lesions in human TB are hypoxic or whether this
influences disease pathology. Human TB is characterised by extensive lung destruction …

Doxycycline and HIV infection suppress tuberculosis-induced matrix metalloproteinases

NF Walker, SO Clark, T Oni, N Andreu… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Tuberculosis kills more than 1.5 million people per year, and standard treatment
has remained unchanged for more than 30 years. Tuberculosis (TB) drives matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue-resident-like CD4+ T cells secreting IL-17 control Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the human lung

P Ogongo, LB Tezera, A Ardain… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
T cell immunity is essential for the control of tuberculosis (TB), an important disease of the
lung, and is generally studied in humans using peripheral blood cells. Mounting evidence …