Dietary depletion of glutamine is atheroprotective
Anita Salamon, Pernilla Katra, Victoria M. Milosek, Rupa Tripathi, Ria Raval, Laura S. Shankman, Alexandra L. Krinsky, Noelle Koo, Sohel Shamsuzzaman, Daniel Engelbertsen, Eva Bengtsson, Xiaoke Yin, Honglin Chen, Stefan Bekiranov, Manuel Mayr, , Gary K. Owens
This study shows that dietary glutamine restriction reduces atherosclerotic plaque rupture mortality by promoting fibrotic smooth muscle cell phenotypes in mice.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology