Slater Clay (@slaterc.bsky.social)

Excited to share a preprint from my postdoc @theGarrettLab- now on bioRxiv! Oral acetoacetate (AcAc) suppresses tumor growth by expanding and activating MAIT cells… and the mechanism was a surprise 🧵👇 (1/10) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Acetoacetate suppresses colon cancer via an MR1-MAIT axis Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality and additional preventative, and therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Ketogenic diets have mixed effects on tumorigenesis and comp... https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.29.685375