Sentences with phrase «tb granuloma»
The results could aid discovery of a drug that renders the TB granuloma better able to control bacterial growth.
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In addition to looking for potential drugs and drug targets to control infection, the group is also addressing a major hurdle in controlling TB, which is the lack of accurate biomarkers that can predict granuloma activation.
Tobin, who helped to develop the zebrafish as a model of TB, decided to use the system to study the blood vessels associated with granulomas.
Obviously, the fish don't have lungs, but they do develop granulomas that are structurally similar to those found in human TB patients.