CD39 REGULATES P2RX7-MEDIATED LUNG NECROTIC LESIONS IN SEVERE EXPERIMENTAL TUBERCULOSIS
Gislane de Almeida Santos, Igor Santiago-Carvalho, Fabrício Moreira Almeida, Caio César Barbosa Bomfim, Juan Carlo Santos e Silva, Déborah Giovanna Cantarini, Camila Ramos Silva, Martha Simões Ribeiro, Rogério Silva do Nascimento, Bruna de Gois Macedo, Paulo Lisboa Raeder, Joaquim Teixeira-Xavier, José María Álvarez, Mário Hiroyuki Hirata, Robson Coutinho‐Silva, , Maria Regina D’Império Lima
This study shows CD39 prevents necrotic lung lesions in tuberculosis by inhibiting P2RX7-mediated macrophage death and inflammation.
Mucosal Immunology · Mar 14, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology