SLC38A6 and bacterial pneumonia: In addition, the SLC38A6 expression level was positively correlated with the number of monocytes (R2 = 0.27, p = 0.02) and WBC (R2 = 0.49, p = 0.01) (Fig. 1F, G), suggesting that the overexpressed SLC38A6 may participate in bacterial pneumonia.