Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it

Always, but especially in these times of COVID pandemic, we know the dangers of breathing into our lungs a deadly pathogen. Fortunately, healthy lungs are equipped with an innate immune system that works to clear those pathogens. A study in this issue (2021. J. Exp. Med. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McCarty, Nael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Rockefeller University Press 2021
Materias:
Insights
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33724301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202643
_version_ 1783666411368873984
author McCarty, Nael A.
author_facet McCarty, Nael A.
author_sort McCarty, Nael A.
collection PubMed
description Always, but especially in these times of COVID pandemic, we know the dangers of breathing into our lungs a deadly pathogen. Fortunately, healthy lungs are equipped with an innate immune system that works to clear those pathogens. A study in this issue (2021. J. Exp. Med. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20201831) shows, for the first time, that breathing-induced changes in the pH of the airway surface contribute to bacterial killing, pointing to new therapeutic strategies for maintaining pulmonary health.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7970320
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher Rockefeller University Press
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-79703202021-10-05 Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it McCarty, Nael A. J Exp Med Insights Always, but especially in these times of COVID pandemic, we know the dangers of breathing into our lungs a deadly pathogen. Fortunately, healthy lungs are equipped with an innate immune system that works to clear those pathogens. A study in this issue (2021. J. Exp. Med. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20201831) shows, for the first time, that breathing-induced changes in the pH of the airway surface contribute to bacterial killing, pointing to new therapeutic strategies for maintaining pulmonary health. Rockefeller University Press 2021-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7970320/ /pubmed/33724301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202643 Text en © 2021 McCarty http://www.rupress.org/terms/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms/). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 International license, as described at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
spellingShingle Insights
McCarty, Nael A.
Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it
title Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it
title_full Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it
title_fullStr Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it
title_full_unstemmed Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it
title_short Breathe—Your immune system is counting on it
title_sort breathe—your immune system is counting on it
topic Insights
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33724301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202643
work_keys_str_mv AT mccartynaela breatheyourimmunesystemiscountingonit

Ejemplares similares