%0 Journal Article
%@ 1537-6613
%A Mahajan, Sahil
%A Chandra, Vemika
%A Dave, Sandeep
%A Nanduri, Ravikanth
%A Gupta, Pawan
%D 2012
%F open:1248
%I Oxford University Press
%J The Journal of infectious diseases
%N 3
%P 366-76
%T Stem bromelain-induced macrophage apoptosis and activation curtail Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence.
%U http://crdd.osdd.net/open/1248/
%V 206
%X Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, has a remarkable ability to usurp its host's innate immune response, killing millions of infected people annually. One approach to manage infection is prevention through the use of natural agents. In this regard, stem bromelain (SBM), a pharmacologically active member of the sulfhydryl proteolytic enzyme family, obtained from Ananas comosus and possessing a remarkable ability to induce the innate and acquired immune systems, is important.
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