Pathogenesis of human pulmonary tuberculosis : insights from the rabbit model

 Content: Stages in the pathogenesis of human and rabbit tuberculosis --
 Types of human pulmonary tuberculosis --
 Liquefaction of caseous foci and cavity formation --
 Delayed-type hypersensitivity, cell-mediated immunity, and antibodies in tuberculosis --
 Macrophages and other cells in tuberculous lesions --
 Structural components of tuberculous lesions --
 Microvascular density in tuberculous lesions --
 Early pulmonary lesions in rabbits --
 Macrophage turnover, division, and activation in tuberculous lesions --
 Lurie's pulmonary Tubercle-count method --
 Natural airborne infection --
 Response of rabbits to inhaled tubercle bacilli including BCG--
 Characteristics of resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis in Lurie's inbred rabbits --
 Comparisons of tuberculosis in rabbits, mice, and guinea pigs --
 Effects of cortisone and adrenocorticotropic hormone on tuberculosis --
 Effects of estrogen, chorionic gonadotropin, and thyroid hormone on tuberculosis --
 Effects of whole-body X-irradiation on tuberculosis --
 Cytokine production in primary BCG lesions --
 Cytokine production in reinfection bcg lesions and in tuberculin reactions --
 Vascular adhesion molecules in tuberculous lesions --
 Principles and guidelines for developing better tuberculosis vaccines --
 Characteristics of rabbit BCG lesions and efficacies of BCG and mycobacterium microti vaccines.