D. Hertz

This study investigates sex differences in immune response to TB vaccines in mice, finding that male mice show poorer BCG vaccine efficacy and specific CD8 T cell deficiencies compared to females.

This study shows that removing B cell-derived IL-10 increases resistance to tuberculosis in mice, with stronger effects in males.

This study shows that in the absence of adaptive immunity, female mice are more susceptible to Mtb than males, highlighting a sex-based difference in innate immune responses.