The role of itaconate in host defense and inflammation

CG Peace, LAJ O'Neill - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Macrophages exposed to inflammatory stimuli including LPS undergo metabolic
reprogramming to facilitate macrophage effector function. This metabolic reprogramming …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

Amino assets: how amino acids support immunity

B Kelly, EL Pearce - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Amino acids are fundamental building blocks supporting life. Their role in protein synthesis
is well defined, but they contribute to a host of other intracellular metabolic pathways …

Metabolic regulation of macrophage polarization in cancer

K Mehla, PK Singh - Trends in cancer, 2019 - cell.com
Macrophages act as scavengers, modulating the immune response against pathogens and
maintaining tissue homeostasis. Metabolism governs macrophage differentiation …

Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications on the path to cancer

L Sun, H Zhang, P Gao - Protein & cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Metabolic rewiring and epigenetic remodeling, which are closely linked and reciprocally
regulate each other, are among the well-known cancer hallmarks. Recent evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolite interactions between host and microbiota during health and disease: Which feeds the other?

Y Zhang, R Chen, DD Zhang, S Qi, Y Liu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Metabolites produced by the host and microbiota play a crucial role in how human bodies
develop and remain healthy. Most of these metabolites are produced by microbiota and …

Changes in nutritional status impact immune cell metabolism and function

Y Alwarawrah, K Kiernan, NJ MacIver - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Immune cell function and metabolism are closely linked. Many studies have now clearly
demonstrated that alterations in cellular metabolism influence immune cell function and that …

A role for the Krebs cycle intermediate citrate in metabolic reprogramming in innate immunity and inflammation

NC Williams, LAJ O'Neill - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Metabolism in immune cells is no longer thought of as merely a process for adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) production, biosynthesis, and catabolism. The reprogramming of …

Immunometabolic crosstalk during bacterial infection

G Rosenberg, S Riquelme, A Prince, R Avraham - Nature microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Following detection of bacteria, macrophages switch their metabolism from oxidative
respiration through the tricarboxylic acid cycle to high-rate aerobic glycolysis. This …

The critical role of the branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) catabolism-regulating enzymes, branched-chain aminotransferase (BCAT) and branched-chain α-keto …

A Dimou, V Tsimihodimos, E Bairaktari - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), leucine, isoleucine and valine, are essential amino
acids widely studied for their crucial role in the regulation of protein synthesis mainly through …