在患有遗传长链脂肪酸氧化障碍的患者中,单细胞和巨细胞的概况

Sanne G S Verberk1, Nico Hahn2, Daan Heister2

  • 1Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Immunology and Infection, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

概括

患有长链脂肪酸氧化 (lcFAO) 疾病的患者表现出单细胞反应的改变. 具体来说,IL-4诱导的标记物与lcFAO有关,但在这些免疫细胞中没有观察到主要的炎症或代谢缺陷.

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