Runtsch, MC; O'Neill, LAJ.
Pseudomonas Persists by Feeding off Itaconate.
Cell Metab. 2020; 31(6): 1045-1047.
Doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.05.005
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Itaconate is an immunometabolite with anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. Riquelme et al. (2020) demonstrate that pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa drives itaconate production by macrophages, which it then uses as a carbon source for biofilm formation, allowing it to persist during infection and suppress inflammation.
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