6’-sialyllactose ameliorates the ototoxic effects of the aminoglycoside antibiotic neomycin in susceptible mice
Sialic acids are terminal sugars of the cellular glycocalyx and are highly abundant in the nervous tissue. Sialylation is sensed by the innate immune system and acts as an inhibitory immune checkpoint. Aminoglycoside antibiotics such as neomycin have been shown to activate tissue macrophages and ind...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1264060/full |