MDSC depletion during immunization with heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis increases protection against BCG infection.
Arpa Aintablian, Anna M. Arold, Haisam Alattar, Laura Cyran, Christoph U. Schoen, Nelita du Plessis, Gerhard Walzl, Ulrich E. Schaible, Andreas Beilhack, Natalie Eva Nieuwenhuizen, Manfred Bernhard Lutz
The paper shows that Mtb immunization protects against BCG infection despite inducing M-MDSC, and ATRA reduces M-MDSC to enhance immunity.
Frontiers in Immunology · Jul 31, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology