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Anyone to break down the info please?
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/treat-some-diseases-researchers-are-putting-immune-cells-diet
To treat some diseases, researchers are putting immune cells on a diet
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Alternative energy sources
Activated immune cells change what they consume and which metabolic pathway they use to break down that fuel to produce energy-carrying ATP. Some types load up on glucose, increasing glycolysis, and they consume more glutamine. Fatty acids remain a staple for other cells, which still depend on oxidative phosphorylation.