The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection
Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers an autoimmune-like response in the host leading to further complications. One of the major concerns in eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) is identifying individuals with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) who serve as major reservoirs of Mtb maki...
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| author | Harinisri Gunasekaran Harinisri Gunasekaran Uma Devi Ranganathan Uma Devi Ranganathan Uma Devi Ranganathan Ramalingam Bethunaickan Ramalingam Bethunaickan Ramalingam Bethunaickan |
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| description | Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers an autoimmune-like response in the host leading to further complications. One of the major concerns in eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) is identifying individuals with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) who serve as major reservoirs of Mtb making them the important target group for TB eradication. Since no gold standard tests are available for detecting LTBI, the global burden of LTBI cannot be precisely determined. Since LTBI poses several challenges to worldwide healthcare, managing LTBI must be the key priority to achieve a TB-free status. The inflammatory mediators play a major role in determining the outcome of the Mtb infection and also their levels seem to change according to the disease severity. Identification of inflammatory mediators and utilizing them as diagnostic biomarkers for detecting the various stages of TB disease might help identify the reservoirs of Mtb infection even before they become symptomatic so that preventative treatment can be started early. In summary, this review primarily focuses on exploring different inflammatory markers along the course of the Mtb infection. Identifying LTBI-specific biomarkers helps to identify individuals who are at higher risk of developing TB and preparing them to adhere to preventive therapy thus minimizing the global burden of TB. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47d5634860f74c60ad71c0d0a820e2c52025-02-06T07:09:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242025-02-011610.3389/fimmu.2025.15381271538127The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infectionHarinisri Gunasekaran0Harinisri Gunasekaran1Uma Devi Ranganathan2Uma Devi Ranganathan3Uma Devi Ranganathan4Ramalingam Bethunaickan5Ramalingam Bethunaickan6Ramalingam Bethunaickan7Department of Immunology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, IndiaUniversity of Madras, Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Immunology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, IndiaUniversity of Madras, Chennai, IndiaFaculty of Medical Research, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, IndiaDepartment of Immunology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, IndiaUniversity of Madras, Chennai, IndiaFaculty of Medical Research, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, IndiaInfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers an autoimmune-like response in the host leading to further complications. One of the major concerns in eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) is identifying individuals with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) who serve as major reservoirs of Mtb making them the important target group for TB eradication. Since no gold standard tests are available for detecting LTBI, the global burden of LTBI cannot be precisely determined. Since LTBI poses several challenges to worldwide healthcare, managing LTBI must be the key priority to achieve a TB-free status. The inflammatory mediators play a major role in determining the outcome of the Mtb infection and also their levels seem to change according to the disease severity. Identification of inflammatory mediators and utilizing them as diagnostic biomarkers for detecting the various stages of TB disease might help identify the reservoirs of Mtb infection even before they become symptomatic so that preventative treatment can be started early. In summary, this review primarily focuses on exploring different inflammatory markers along the course of the Mtb infection. Identifying LTBI-specific biomarkers helps to identify individuals who are at higher risk of developing TB and preparing them to adhere to preventive therapy thus minimizing the global burden of TB.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1538127/fulltuberculosisbiomarkerlatent TBinflammationcytokinechemokine |
| spellingShingle | Harinisri Gunasekaran Harinisri Gunasekaran Uma Devi Ranganathan Uma Devi Ranganathan Uma Devi Ranganathan Ramalingam Bethunaickan Ramalingam Bethunaickan Ramalingam Bethunaickan The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection Frontiers in Immunology tuberculosis biomarker latent TB inflammation cytokine chemokine |
| title | The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection |
| title_full | The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection |
| title_fullStr | The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection |
| title_short | The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection |
| title_sort | importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection |
| topic | tuberculosis biomarker latent TB inflammation cytokine chemokine |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1538127/full |
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