Phosphorylated STAT3 suppresses microRNA-19b/1281 to aggravate lung injury in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus-associated pulmonary tuberculosis.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and increased mortality. This work focused on the functions of phosphorylated STAT3 in lung injury in mouse with T2DM-associated PTB and the molecules involved. A mouse model with T2DM-PTB was induced by administrations of streptozotocin, nicotinamide and mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).