SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Certain stem cells protect tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from being destroyed, which explains why TB can lie dormant for years or even decades in the human body, researchers said on Tuesday.
The human immune system produces T-cells that can kill TB, but the body also deploys mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) to sites of TB infection, researchers said in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday.
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