Mast cells promote pathology and susceptibility in tuberculosis
Ananya Gupta, Vibha Taneja, Javier Rangel‐Moreno, Nilofer Naqvi, Abhimanyu Abhimanyu, Yun Tao, Mushtaq Ahmed, Kuldeep Singh Chauhan, Daniela Trejo-Ponce de León, Gustavo Ramírez-Martínez, Luis Armando Jiménez-Álvarez, César Luna-Rivero, Joaquı́n Zúñiga, Deepak Kaushal, Shabaana A. Khader
This study shows mast cells drive tuberculosis pathology by promoting inflammation and Mtb dissemination, with distinct transcriptional programs in active versus latent infection.
eLife · Jan 28, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology