Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    Released bacterial ATP shapes local and systemic inflammation during abdominal sepsis

    Daniel Spari, Annina Schmid ... Guido Beldi
    Bacteria release ATP as part of their attack in sepsis.
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    Hyperglycemia induced cathepsin L maturation linked to diabetic comorbidities and COVID-19 mortality

    Qiong He, Miao-Miao Zhao ... Jin-Kui Yang
    High glucose levels promote CTSL maturation and translocation from the endoplasmic reticulum to the lysosome via the ER-Golgi-lysosome axis.

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  1. Wendy S Garrett
    Wendy S Garrett
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States
  2. Diane M Harper
    University of Michigan, United States
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    University of Helsinki, Finland
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