Viral studies of Drosophila melanogaster typically involve virus injection with a small needle, causing post-injury a wounding/wound healing response, in addition to the effects of viral infection. However, the metabolic response to the needle injury is understudied, and many viral investigations...
Although itaconate demonstrates anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties as an immunomodulatory metabolite, the therapeutic potential and mechanistic basis of vaccine-induced or prophylactic itaconate administration in COVID-19 intervention remains underexplored. Our studies reveal that int...