To treat some diseases, researchers are putting immune cells on a diet

[Gondwanaland]

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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.

 

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http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/treat-some-diseases-researchers-are-putting-immune-cells-diet
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Seems like this has already been posted. When I post something new, I try to use the Title of the article, add the Date and Source, so it is easier to find by most, and it helps avoid duplicate Posts

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http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...ers-are-putting-immune-cells-on-a-diet.58519/

Note: threads merged.

 

[nanonug]

Anyone to break down the info please?

It's a messy article, short on details. The main message is that of tinkering with immunity by changing metabolic pathways in immune cells. Some of these ideas are not so new. For example, the use of dichloroacetate in cancer as a way to deal with the Warburg effect is hardly "news." I am utterly unimpressed.