Suppression of HIV and cocaine-induced neurotoxicity and inflammation by cell penetrable itaconate esters
B. Celia Cui, Marina V Aksenova, Aliaksandra Sikirzhytskaya, Diana Akinyi Odhiambo, Elizaveta Korunova, Vitali Sikirzhytski, Hao Ji, Diego Altomare, Eugenia V. Broude, Norma Frizzell, Rosemarie M. Booze, Michael D. Wyatt, Michael S. Shtutman
This paper shows that 4-octyl-itaconate reduces HIV and cocaine-induced neurotoxicity and inflammation by modulating microglial activity and anti-inflammatory pathways.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience