Open AccessA bioinformatics analysis of exosomal microRNAs released following mycobacterial infection
Author(s) -
Shamila D. Alipoor,
Ian M. Adcock,
Gert Folkerts,
Johan Garssen,
Esmaeil Mortaz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of mycobacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2212-554X
pISSN - 2212-5531
DOI - 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_88_19
Subject(s) - microvesicles , microrna , disease , biology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathogenesis , tuberculosis , bioinformatics , computational biology , function (biology) , immunology , medicine , gene , genetics , pathology
Tuberculosis (TB) still remains a major health threat worldwide. The current TB diagnostics are suboptimal, and there is a high clinical need for identifying novel biomarkers of disease prevalence. Circulating exosomes have been currently attractive as novel biomarkers in a wide range of pathological conditions.