Biology · Human Diseases
Consider the following statements regarding tuberculosis (TB) and host immune response: I. Mycobacterium tuberculosis can survive inside macrophages by manipulating their metabolic pathways, thereby increasing its tolerance to antibiotics. II. Shifting infected macrophages from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to glycolysis can increase oxidative stress and make the tuberculosis bacteria more susceptible to frontline anti-TB drugs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- 1Neither I nor II
- 2Both I and II✓
- 3Only II
- 4Only I
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Both I and II
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