Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19

This study reveals that KA has a sex-specific link to immune responses and clinical outcomes in COVID-19, suggesting a positive feedback between metabolites and immune responses in males.

Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - July 6, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Cai, Y., Kim, D. J., Takahashi, T., Broadhurst, D. I., Yan, H., Ma, S., Rattray, N. J. W., Casanovas-Massana, A., Israelow, B., Klein, J., Lucas, C., Mao, T., Moore, A. J., Muenker, M. C., Oh, J. E., Silva, J., Wong, P., Yale IMPACT Research team, Ko, A. Tags: STKE Research Resource Source Type: news