Obesity dysregulates the pulmonary antiviral immune response
Abstract Obesity is a well-recognized risk factor for severe influenza infections but the mechanisms underlying susceptibility are poorly understood. Here, we identify that obese individuals have deficient pulmonary antiviral immune responses in bronchoalveolar lavage cells but not in bronchial epit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42432-x |