Old Antibiotics Target TB with a New Trick

Autophagy is now recognized as a cellular defense mechanism that can restrict the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Kim et al. (2012) demonstrate that antibiotics routinely used to treat Mtb infection elicit a host autophagy response critical for b...

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Published in:Cell host & microbe 2012-05, Vol.11 (5), p.419-420
Main Authors: Zullo, Alfred J., Lee, Sunhee
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Autophagy is now recognized as a cellular defense mechanism that can restrict the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Kim et al. (2012) demonstrate that antibiotics routinely used to treat Mtb infection elicit a host autophagy response critical for bacterial clearance.
ISSN:1931-3128
1934-6069
DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2012.05.002