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Lineage 2-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains suppress BCG-trained innate immunity early after infection

ABSTRACT: Genetically distinct lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis differ in their virulence, transmissibility, and immune evasion capacity. The modern Lineage 2-Beijing (L2-B) clade of Mtb, which is highly prevalent in Asia and now globally distributed, is associated with resistance to the bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine. Using a murine BCG vaccination model followed by aerosol challenge with geographically matched L2-B or Lineage 4 clinical isolates, we examined how L2-B circumvents vaccine-induced immunity. BCG-trained alveolar macrophages showed impaired control of L2-B growth in vitro. Spatial transcriptomic profiling of infected lungs revealed broad transcriptional reprogramming, including selective suppression of pathways essential for macrophage activation and trained innate immunity. Similar immune dysregulation was observed in peripheral blood from BCG-vaccinated household contacts of L2-B smear-positive TB patients. Together, these findings define mechanisms by which L2-B evades immune control, highlight key components of BCG-induced protection, and support re-evaluation of current TB vaccine strategies.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE328649 | GEO | 2026/04/26

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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