Energy saver: Monocytes hibernate in bone marrow upon fasting.

Tuckermann, Jan; Fischer-Posovszky, Pamela · Cell Metab · 2023

Where this comes from

Abstract

Immune functions are influenced by the nutritional state. In a recent publication in Immunity, Janssen et al. unveil that a fasting-induced glucocorticoid release makes monocytes move from blood into the bone marrow. Upon refeeding, these chronologically older monocytes are again released and exert detrimental effects during bacterial infection.

Medical subject headings