ImmunologyNature Chemical BiologyPeer-reviewed
A tryptophan metabolite modulates the host response to bacterial infection via kainate receptors
Margarita Parada-Kusz, Anne E. Clatworthy, Emily R. Goering…·Deborah Tan Hung
The paper identifies 3-hydroxy-kynurenine as a tryptophan metabolite that enhances host survival during bacterial infection by modulating kainate receptors in macrophages.
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