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Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis viability

Study-defined Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis viability. Read each linked record for species, exposure and endpoint.

2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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What it does

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Recorded relationships

What acts on it

  1. Adding 25(OH)D3 to low-vitamin-D serum restored IFN-gamma -induced antimicrobial activity against intracellularM. tuberculosis.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    cross_nutrient
    false
    experimental_model
    Human macrophage IFN-gamma experiments with sera of differing 25OHD content
    exposure
    IFN-gamma -stimulated human macrophages; low-vitamin-D serum with 25(OH)D3 add-back; dose/time not recovered from abstract.
    limitations
    Cultured human macrophages and selected serum pools; no universal serum threshold or clinical tuberculosis cure inferred.
    nutrient_topic
    Vitamin D2 and D3 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin D2 and D3
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    The cell experiment also recovered antimicrobial activity.
    primary_references
    [fabri2011] Vitamin D is required for IFN-gamma-mediated antimicrobial activity of human macrophages. (2011). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21998409/ DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003045
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Human macrophages
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Vitamin D2 and D3: mechanisms, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1074–1085

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human macrophage IFN-gamma experiments with sera of differing 25OHD content · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### vd-fabri-killing Adding 25(OH)D3 to low-vitamin-D serum restored IFN-gamma -induced antimicrobial activity against intracellularM. tuberculosis. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Vitamin D2 and D3 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The cell experiment also recovered antimicrobial activity. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Human macrophages experimental_model: Human macrophage IFN-gamma experiments with sera of differing 25OHD content limitations: Cultured human macrophages and selected serum pools; no universal serum threshold or clinical tuberculosis cure inferred. exposure: IFN-gamma -stimulated human macrophages; low-vitamin-D serum with 25(OH)D3 add-back; dose/time not recovered from abstract. cross_nutrient: false [fabri2011] Vitamin D is required for IFN-gamma-mediated antimicrobial activity of human macrophages. (2011). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21998409/ DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003045
    Complete structured claim and evidence
  2. TLR activation coupled vitamin D pathway induction to cathelicidin expression and killing of intracellular M. tuberculosis in the human macrophage experiments.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    cross_nutrient
    false
    experimental_model
    Human monocyte/macrophage TLR stimulation and intracellular mycobacterial assay
    exposure
    Cultured human macrophages with intracellular M. tuberculosis.
    limitations
    Cellular experimental result, not a human tuberculosis-treatment trial; infection response depends on more than vitamin D.
    nutrient_topic
    Vitamin D2 and D3 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin D2 and D3
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    The cell experiment linked local vitamin D signaling to bacterial killing.
    primary_references
    [liu2006] Toll-like receptor triggering of a vitamin D-mediated human antimicrobial response. (2006). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16497887/ DOI: 10.1126/science.1123933
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Human macrophages

    Vitamin D2 and D3: mechanisms, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 970–981

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human monocyte/macrophage TLR stimulation and intracellular mycobacterial assay · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### vd-tlr-mycobacteria TLR activation coupled vitamin D pathway induction to cathelicidin expression and killing of intracellular M. tuberculosis in the human macrophage experiments. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Vitamin D2 and D3 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The cell experiment linked local vitamin D signaling to bacterial killing. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Human macrophages experimental_model: Human monocyte/macrophage TLR stimulation and intracellular mycobacterial assay limitations: Cellular experimental result, not a human tuberculosis-treatment trial; infection response depends on more than vitamin D. exposure: Cultured human macrophages with intracellular M. tuberculosis. cross_nutrient: false [liu2006] Toll-like receptor triggering of a vitamin D-mediated human antimicrobial response. (2006). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16497887/ DOI: 10.1126/science.1123933
    Complete structured claim and evidence

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