SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation represses the early immune response against murine cytomegalovirus but enhances NK cell effector function.

BMC immunology

Wu S, Wang S, Wang L, Peng H, Zhang S, Yang Q, Huang M, Li Y, Guan S, Jiang W, Zhang Z, Bi Q, Li L, Gao Y, Xiong P, Zhong Z, Xu B, Deng Y, Deng Y.

Publication Overview

Key findings, Countstar context, and access to the original paper.

2022

Immunology

Microbiology

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Key Finding

These suggest that DHA supplementation represses the early response to CMV infection but preserves NK cell effector functions by improving mitochondrial activity, which may play critical roles in subsequent MCMV clearance.

Countstar Connection

The study measured cell numbers in the study's cell samples using a Countstar instrument before single-cell analysis for the immune-cell research.

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