INHIBITOR OF HEME DEGRADATION FOR USE TO IMPROVE ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION

摘要

The present invention provides a method of preventing or treating a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in a mammal the method comprising administering to the mammal a first inhibitor, wherein the first inhibitor is an inhibitor of heme degradation and wherein the first inhibitor is a metal protoporphyrin, and administering to the mammal a second inhibitor, wherein the second inhibitor is an inhibitor of Mtb, wherein administration of the first and second inhibitors to the mammal prevents or treats Mtb infection in the mammal.