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Plasma amino acids imbalance in cirrhotic patients disturbs the tricarboxylic acid cycle of dendritic cell.
Scientific reports - 10 Dec 2013
Kakazu Eiji, Kondo Yasuteru, Kogure Takayuki, Ninomiya Masashi, Kimura Osamu, Ueno Yoshiyuki, Shimosegawa Tooru
Abstract excerpt
An imbalance of plasma amino acids (AA) is observed cirrhotic patients. Here we report that the imbalance suppresses the maturation of dendritic cells (DCs) by reducing the intracellular ATP due to interference with the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. We used serum-free culture medi...
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