Metabolomic analysis of diverse mice reveals hepatic arginase-1 as source of plasma arginase in Plasmodium chabaudi infection
N. M. Davis, M. M. Lissner, L. M. Massis, C. L. Richards, V. Chevee, A. S. Gupta, F. C. Gherardini, D. M. Monack, D. S. Schneider
The paper uses metabolomic analysis in diverse mice to show that liver damage during Plasmodium chabaudi infection releases hepatic arginase-1 into plasma, contributing to arginine depletion.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2021Pathology