The immune response in tubercular uveitis and its implications for treatment: from anti-tubercular treatment to host-directed therapies

• Main Authors: Putera, Ikhwanuliman, Schrijver, Benjamin, ten Berge, Josianne C. E. M., Gupta, Vishali, Nora, Rina La Distia, Agrawal, Rupesh, van Hagen, P. Martin, Rombach, Saskia M., Dik, Willem A.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Anti-tubercular treatment; Autoimmunity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174565
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tubercular uveitis (TB-uveitis) remains a conundrum in the uveitis field, which is mainly related to the diverse clinical phenotypes of TB-uveitis. Moreover, it remains difficult to differentiate whether Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is present in the ocular tissues, elicits a heightened immune r...