ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2025
Brain Imaging and Whole Blood Targeted Transcriptomic Analyses to Characterize Cerebral Infarctions in Children With Tuberculous Meningitis.
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- Investigating the mechanisms of PhIP-induced colorectal cancer through network toxicology, machine learning, and molecular dynamics simulation.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Towards host-directed therapy: The role of matrix metalloproteinases in the immunopathogenesis of tuberculosis.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2026Review
- Ischaemia in tuberculous meningitis: update on pathophysiology, clinical predictors and management.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2026Review
- Case Report: Tuberculous meningitis presenting with multifocal cerebral infarction and hydrocephalus in a toddler.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
We characterized cerebral infarction in children with tuberculous meningitis and explored its relationship with systemic inflammatory mediators using targeted transcriptomic analysis. Children with tuberculous meningitis had baseline magnetic resonance imaging scans and whole blood RNA sequencing for matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-8, MMP-9, TIMP-1), cytokines (IL-10, IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ), and growth factors (VEGF). Overall 22 (73%) children had mild disease and 19 (63%) had cerebral infarctions, which were commonly acute (n = 9, 47%), multiple (n = 14, 74%), and bilateral (n = 12, 63%), occurring in cerebral hemispheres (n = 12, 59%), basal ganglia (n = 10, 53%), and thalamus (n = 5, 26%). Children with infarctions had significantly higher cerebrospinal fluid protein, lower cerebrospinal fluid glucose, and higher systemic MMP-8 expression.
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