Clearance of pathogens by Kupffer cells is an important innate immune process in the liver. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, McDonald et al. reveal that microbial-derived D-lactate promotes Kupffer-cell-mediated killing of circulating pathogens.

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微生物代谢产物增强了免疫防火墙

枯否细胞清除病原体是肝脏中重要的先天免疫过程。在本期《细胞宿主与微生物》中，McDonald等人。揭示微生物来源的D-乳酸盐可促进枯否细胞介导的循环病原体杀伤。