Aussie scientists find link between lack of hormone and poor vaccine response – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua

SYDNEY, May 26 (Xinhua) — Australian medical researchers have found that low levels of the metabolic hormone leptin can lead to poor vaccine antibody responses.
The scientists from the University of Queensland made the discovery while investigating people’s responses to the influenza vaccine or hepatitis B vaccine.
Professor Di Yu, in a study published in Nature Communications, identified a link between the metabolic and immune systems that could be used to develop new strategies for improving…

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