ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (9): 1803-1809.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.09.001

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The Roles and Applications of Exosomes in the Host Defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

XU Zhao-kun1,2, LI Wu1,2, WANG Yu-jiong1,2*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Conservation and Utilization of Special Biological Resources in the Western China, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China;
    2. School of Life Science, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
  • Received:2017-12-20 Online:2018-09-23 Published:2018-09-26

Abstract:

Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe pulmonary disease and a public health burden caused by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Every year, millions of people die of TB worldwide. Unfortunately, so far, little breakthrough progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of TB. Exosomes are small membrane vesicles that can be secreted by most cells in the body; it plays important roles in intercellular communication and other physiological processes by shuttling various molecules from donor to recipient cells. Recent studies have found that exosomes also play important roles in the host defense against Mtb infection. In this review, we summarized the role of exosomes in anti-Mtb infection and its application.

Key words: tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, exosomes, diagnosis, vaccine

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