Stem cell basis of a host driven transmission of antigen packed aerosols: a novel mechanism of natural vaccination for tuberculosis
B. Das, L. Pathak, S. Gayan, B. Pal, P. j. Saikia, T. Baishya, N. R. Das, R. Das, M. Maral, R. Mahanta, S. Bhuyan, P. Gautam, J. Talukdar, S. Sandhya, D. Kalita, , I. Pulu
The paper investigates a novel natural vaccination mechanism where tuberculosis-infected individuals spread antigen-loaded extracellular vesicles via aerosols, inducing herd immunity in healthy mice.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2020 · PreprintImmunology