Dysregulation of macrophage lipid metabolism underlies intracellular bacterial neuroinvasion
Zhou Sha, Kun Yang, Shoupeng Fu, Xiaoyong Tong, Hui Yang, Huiling Fang, Qianqian He, Ning Li, Xinyu Shu, Qi Liu, Yongliang Du, Beibei Fu, Yan Xiong, Dong Guo, Jin Liu, , Haibo Wu
This study identifies a CD36+ macrophage subpopulation that facilitates intracellular bacterial brain invasion through lipid metabolism dysregulation and glucose intervention.
Nature Communications · Apr 14, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology