The neutrophil protein calprotectin chelates Mn and Zn in the gut lumen and extracellular spaces, while the macrophage transporter Nramp1 (SLC11A1) exports Mn and Fe from phagosomes, depriving pathogens of essential cofactors (Diaz-Ochoa et al., 2016
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GHK-Cu is commonly supplied as a lyophilised research peptide
These benefits were abolished in whole-body Glp1r -null ( Glp1r / ) mice on the same diet