TB Research

Host and bacterial lipid metabolism during tuberculosis infections: possibilities to synergise host- and bacteria-directed therapies

Teun van der Klugt, Robin H. G. A. van den Biggelaar, Anno Saris

Critical Reviews in Microbiology · 2024-06

Abstract

, this review provides a state-of-the-art overview of mycobacterial lipid metabolism and concomitant role of host metabolism and host-pathogen interaction therein. While doing so, we will emphasize unexploited bacteria-directed and host-directed drug targets, and highlight potential synergistic drug combinations that hold promise for the development of new therapeutic interventions.

MeSH terms

  • Pathogen
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Biology
  • Tuberculosis
  • Virulence
  • Lipid metabolism
  • Microbiology
  • Immune system
  • Antibiotics
  • Antimicrobial
  • Host (biology)
  • Lipid A
  • Bacteria
  • Virology
  • Immunology