Crosstalk between metabolism and immunity: the 3rd Annual Research Symposium of Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

FEBS J. 2020 Nov;287(21):4602-4606. doi: 10.1111/febs.15368. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Abstract

The 'Crosstalks of immunity and metabolism' Symposium was focused on how the intercommunication between different organs and the immune system affects organismal health. At this meeting, experts in immunology and metabolic research provided novel insights into the growing field of immunometabolism. This report attempts to review and integrate views, ideas, propositions, and conclusions that emanated from the symposium.

Keywords: immunity; immunometabolism; infection; inflammation; metabolism; obesity; physiology.

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Energy Metabolism / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immune System / immunology*
  • Immunity, Innate / immunology*
  • Inflammation / immunology*