Vignesh, R.; Balakrishnan, P.; Tan, H.Y.; Yong, Y.K.; Velu, V.; Larsson, M.; Shankar, E.M. Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome—An Extempore Game of Misfiring with Defense Arsenals. Pathogens2023, 12, 210.
Vignesh, R.; Balakrishnan, P.; Tan, H.Y.; Yong, Y.K.; Velu, V.; Larsson, M.; Shankar, E.M. Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome—An Extempore Game of Misfiring with Defense Arsenals. Pathogens 2023, 12, 210.
Vignesh, R.; Balakrishnan, P.; Tan, H.Y.; Yong, Y.K.; Velu, V.; Larsson, M.; Shankar, E.M. Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome—An Extempore Game of Misfiring with Defense Arsenals. Pathogens2023, 12, 210.
Vignesh, R.; Balakrishnan, P.; Tan, H.Y.; Yong, Y.K.; Velu, V.; Larsson, M.; Shankar, E.M. Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome—An Extempore Game of Misfiring with Defense Arsenals. Pathogens 2023, 12, 210.
Abstract
The lethal combination involving TB and HIV, known as 'syndemic’ diseases synergistically act upon one another to magnify the disease burden. Individuals on ART are at risk of developing TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS). The underlying inflammatory complication includes the rapid restoration of immune responses following ART eventually leading to exaggerated inflammatory responses to MTB antigens. TB-IRIS continues to be a cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV/TB coinfected patients initiating ART, and although significant quantum of knowledge has been acquired on the pathogenesis of IRIS, the underlying pathomechanisms and identification of a sensitive and specific diagnostic markers still remain a grey area of investigation. Here, we reviewed the latest research developments in IRIS immunopathogenesis, and outlined the modalities to prevent and manage strategies for better clinical and diagnostic outcomes for IRIS.
Keywords
ART; Biomarkers; Inflammation; IRIS; Tuberculosis
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Pathology and Pathobiology
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