What was studied?
Experiments combined bacterial membrane assays, human monocytes, mouse-cell differentiation and an acute mouse infection model.
What did the researchers report?
The authors reported antibacterial effects and altered macrophage gene programs, linking MOTS-c to interferon-associated host-defense processes.
What are the limits?
Cell and acute infection models do not establish an antimicrobial treatment in people. Host-defense findings also do not demonstrate equivalence between experimental preparations and catalog materials.
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