Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition Alters Gene Expression and Improves Isoniazid – Mediated Clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Rabbit Lungs

Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is hampered by the long duration of antibiotic therapy required to achieve cure. This indolent response has been partly attributed to the ability of subpopulations of less metabolically active Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) to withstand killing by current anti-TB drugs....

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Main Authors: Subbian, Selvakumar, Tsenova, Liana, O'Brien, Paul, Yang, Guibin, Koo, Mi-Sun, Peixoto, Blas, Fallows, Dorothy, Dartois, Veronique, Muller, George, Kaplan, Gilla
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174258/