The immune system responds to infections in the lungs by recruiting neutrophils, a group of immune cells that are responsible for recognizing and eliminating pathogens, to the site of infection. In addition to killing infectious pathogens, neutrophils also drive inflammation, which can lead to poor lung function and sometimes fatal complications.
In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Julia Klesney-Tait at the University of Iowa examined how the loss of the inflammatory protein TREM1 affected the survival of mice infected with pneumonia.
In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Julia Klesney-Tait at the University of Iowa examined how the loss of the inflammatory protein TREM1 affected the survival of mice infected with pneumonia.
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