Maria Cristina Cruz

Blockade of the PD-1 / PD-L1 Axis Exacerbates Chronic Nocardia Brasiliensis Infection by Disrupting Bacterial Immune Containment in BALB/c Mice

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 axis is a key strategy in cancer immunotherapy to reverse T cell exhaustion. However, this approach carries the risk of reactivating latent pathogens in individuals with chronic infections. The role of this immune checkpoint in g...