Open AccessKynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19
Author(s) -
Yuping Cai,
Daniel Kim,
Takehiro Takahashi,
David Broadhurst,
Yan Hong,
Shuangge Ma,
Nicholas J. W. Rattray,
Arnau CasanovasMassana,
Benjamin Israelow,
Jon Klein,
Carolina Lucas,
Tianyang Mao,
Adam J. Moore,
M. Catherine Muenker,
Ji Eun Oh,
Julio Silva,
Patrick Wong,
Albert I. Ko,
Sajid Khan,
Akiko Iwasaki,
Caroline H. Johnson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
science signaling
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.659
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1937-9145
pISSN - 1945-0877
DOI - 10.1126/scisignal.abf8483
Subject(s) - kynurenic acid , immune system , covid-19 , biology , immunology , medicine , virology , disease , receptor , glutamate receptor , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Compared to females, male COVID-19 patients have more kynurenic acid, which may underlie their poorer immune response.
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