The host-directed therapeutic imatinib mesylate accelerates immune responses to Mycobacterium marinum infection and limits pathology associated with granulomas

• Tesia L. Cleverley,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis Graduate Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-2764

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• Siri Peddineni,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Jeannette Guarner,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Francesca Cingolani,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Pamela K. Garcia,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

  Current address: Computational Bioscience Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America; Center for Genes, Environment, and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, United States of America

  Affiliation Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis Graduate Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Heather Koehler,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Current address: College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Edward S. Mocarski,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Daniel Kalman

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dkalman@emory.edu

  Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-2928

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