Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection, study finds

ScienceDaily
Nov 15, 2024, 12:48 pm145 pts
Researchers discovered an unexpected link between zinc deficiency, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-13 (IL-13), and Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection and demonstrated that blocking IL-13 prevented infection-associated death in an animal model. The findings suggest that anti-IL-13 antibodies, which…

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