[PDF][PDF] Biochemical underpinnings of immune cell metabolic phenotypes

BA Olenchock, JC Rathmell, MG Vander Heiden - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
BA Olenchock, JC Rathmell, MG Vander Heiden
Immunity, 2017cell.com
The metabolism of immune cells affects their function and influences host immunity. This
review explores how immune cell metabolic phenotypes reflect biochemical dependencies
and highlights evidence that both the metabolic state of immune cells and nutrient
availability can alter immune responses. The central importance of oxygen, energetics, and
redox homeostasis in immune cell metabolism, and how these factors are reflected in
different metabolic phenotypes, is also discussed. Linking immune cell metabolic phenotype …
The metabolism of immune cells affects their function and influences host immunity. This review explores how immune cell metabolic phenotypes reflect biochemical dependencies and highlights evidence that both the metabolic state of immune cells and nutrient availability can alter immune responses. The central importance of oxygen, energetics, and redox homeostasis in immune cell metabolism, and how these factors are reflected in different metabolic phenotypes, is also discussed. Linking immune cell metabolic phenotype to effector functions is important to understand how altering metabolism can impact the way in which immune cells meet their metabolic demands and affect the immune response in various disease contexts.
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