Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Autophagy, for instance, is required for stressed cells to release ATP into the microenvironment. [...] And so, autophagy is required for some steps of the immunosurveillance process.
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Autophagy, for instance, is required for stressed cells to release ATP into the microenvironment. [...] And so, autophagy is required for some steps of the immunosurveillance process.
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I did not know that. I had no idea that the induction of autophagy would stimulate the immune system through this extracellular ATP mechanism.