Choline metabolism underpins macrophage IL-4 polarization and RELMα up-regulation in helminth infection.

Type 2 cytokines like IL-4 are hallmarks of helminth infection and activate macrophages to limit immunopathology and mediate helminth clearance. In addition to cytokines, nutrients and metabolites critically influence macrophage polarization. Choline is an essential nutrient known to support normal...

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Main Authors: Peyman Ghorbani, Sang Yong Kim, Tyler K T Smith, Lucía Minarrieta, Victoria Robert-Gostlin, Marisa K Kilgour, Maja Ilijevska, Irina Alecu, Shayne A Snider, Kaitlyn D Margison, Julia R C Nunes, Daniel Woo, Ciara Pember, Conor O'Dwyer, Julie Ouellette, Pavel Kotchetkov, Julie St-Pierre, Steffany A L Bennett, Baptiste Lacoste, Alexandre Blais, Meera G Nair, Morgan D Fullerton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011658&type=printable