Reposted by NYU Grossman School of Medicine Postdoctoral Affairs
Why does the same virus kill one host and spare another? The key is lung imprinting from a previous parasitic infection. Our new study @nature.com offers answers + critical mechanisms! Immense thanks to @KamalmKhanna and our collaborators. 🧵 #Diseasetolerance #NAMs
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Type 2 immune history trains lung macrophages for viral disease tolerance - Nature
Type 2 inflammation trains nerve- and airway-associated macrophages to confer disease tolerance against lethal influenza by limiting immunopathology and promoting tissue repair without enhancing viral...