Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is one of the most lethal diseases in the world, and BrazilIt is among the countries with the highest incidence. The adaptive immune response mediated by CD4+ Th1 T cells plays a rolecrucial in resistance to Mtb infection. The TAM receptors Axl and MerTK, whose expression is induced in response to infection byMtb, promote the ph…