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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Restoration of Type 17 immune signaling is not sufficient for protection during influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis.

Aijaz Ahmad, Ravineel B Singh, Kara L Nickolich, Matthew J Pilewski, Caden Ngeow, Kwame Frempong-Manso, Keven M Robinson

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Aijaz AhmadDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Ravineel B SinghDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Kara L NickolichDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Matthew J PilewskiDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Caden NgeowDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Kwame Frempong-MansoDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Keven M RobinsonDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Funding

Influenza Attenuates Innate Pulmonary Host Defense against Invasive Pulmonary AspergillosisR01AI153337 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ROBINSON, KEVEN MARA · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
Role of IL-33 in Influenza and Staphylococcus aureus Co-infectionK08HL133445 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ROBINSON, KEVEN MARA · 2016 to 2020
$800k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL133445NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) is a severe complication of influenza infection that occurs in critically ill patients and results in higher mortality compared to influenza infection alone. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) and the Type 17 immune signaling pathway cytokine family are recognized for their pivotal role in fostering protective immunity against various pathogens. In this study, we investigate the role of IL-17 and Type 17 immune signaling components during IAPA. Methods: Wild-type mice were challenged with influenza A H1N1 (flu) and then exposed to Results and discussion: The gene and protein expression levels revealed that IL-17 and Type 17 immune cytokines and antimicrobial peptides are downregulated during IAPA compared to mice singularly infected solely with

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Aspergillus fumigatusInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInterleukin-17Orthomyxoviridae InfectionsPulmonary AspergillosisSignal TransductionTh17 CellsAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleInfluenza, HumanMiceMice, Inbred C57BLCytokinesInterleukin-17antimicrobial peptidesAspergillus fumigatusIAPAinterleukin-17interleukin-22 (IL-22)

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PMID39949778
PMCPMC11821594

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