Nitazoxanide Stimulates Autophagy and Inhibits mTORC1 Signaling and Intracellular Proliferation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world today. M. tuberculosis hijacks the phagosome-lysosome trafficking pathway to escape clearance from infected macrophages. There is increasing evidence that manipulation of autophagy,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lam, Karen K. Y., Zheng, Xingji, Forestieri, Roberto, Balgi, Aruna D., Nodwell, Matt, Vollett, Sarah, Anderson, Hilary J., Andersen, Raymond J., Av-Gay, Yossef, Roberge, Michel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349752/