{
  "id": 16176949,
  "title": "<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> suppresses protective Th17 responses during infection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/i-mycobacterium-tuberculosis-i-suppresses-protective-th17-responses",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "eLife",
    "slug": "elife",
    "url": "https://elifesciences.org/articles/110008"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes more deaths annually than any other pathogen, yet an effective vaccine remains elusive. IFN-γ-producing Th1 CD4+ T cells are necessary but insufficient for protection against infection. In humans, the development of IL-17A-producing Th17 T cells correlates with protection; however, not all individuals develop a Th17 response. In mice, experimental vaccines…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}