2024
Unlocking the potential of miRNAs in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis: prospects and pitfalls
Arya R, Kumar S, Vinetz J, Kim J, Chaurasia R. Unlocking the potential of miRNAs in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis: prospects and pitfalls. Expert Reviews In Molecular Medicine 2024, 26: e32. PMID: 39639643, PMCID: PMC11629464, DOI: 10.1017/erm.2024.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease stageHIV co-infectionAnti-TB therapyPotential of miRNAsInfectious diseasesPulmonary TBPulmonary tuberculosisActive TBFalse-positive outcomesTB diagnosticsDisease progressionLack of specificityPrognostic signatureCo-infectionLethal infectious diseaseDeadliest infectious diseasesPoint-of-care testingTuberculosisDiagnostic biomarkersStandard protocolDiseaseBiomarkersGene expressionNon-invasiveRegulatory role
2014
Highly immunoreactive antibodies against the rHup-F2 fragment (aa 63–161) of the iron-regulated HupB protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its potential for the serodiagnosis of extrapulmonary and recurrent tuberculosis
Sritharan N, Choudhury M, Sivakolundu S, Chaurasia R, Chouhan N, Rao P, Sritharan M. Highly immunoreactive antibodies against the rHup-F2 fragment (aa 63–161) of the iron-regulated HupB protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its potential for the serodiagnosis of extrapulmonary and recurrent tuberculosis. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2014, 34: 33-40. PMID: 25037869, DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2203-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTB patientsExtrapulmonary tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosisHealthy controlsMycobacterium tuberculosisExtrapulmonary TB patientsNormal healthy controlsRecurrent tuberculosisHousehold contactsSerum ironEnhanced immunoreactivityTuberculosisImmunoreactive antibodyAntigenic fragmentsPatientsImmunosorbent assayM. tuberculosisDiagnostic potentialSerumAntigenAntibodiesNegative correlationNegligible levelsHigh levels