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Main pathways of apoptosis. Infecting macrophage cells with a virulent strain of M. tuberculosis inhibits apoptosis by the extrinsic pathway. When M. tuberculosis-infected macrophages are exposed to TNF-α, caspase-8 cannot be activated. The existence of additional targets in the pathway is possible.
