NK-CD11c+ Cell Crosstalk in Diabetes Enhances IL-6-Mediated Inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection.
In this study, we developed a mouse model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using streptozotocin and nicotinamide ribavirin coupon and identified factors that increase susceptibility of T2DM mice to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).All Mtb-infected T2DM mice and 40% of uninfected T2DM mice died within 10 months, whereas all control mi