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ArticleMucosal immunology2026

Regulatory T cells protect against aberrant remodeling in a mouse model of pulmonary fibrosis.

Aditi Murthy, Luis R Rodríguez, Willy Roque Barboza, Yaniv Tomer, Sarah Bui, Paige Carson, Thalia Dimopoulos, Swati Iyer, Katrina Chavez, Charlotte H Cooper and 2 more

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Article in Mucosal immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Aditi MurthyPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Luis R RodríguezPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, United States.
Willy Roque BarbozaPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Yaniv TomerPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Sarah BuiPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Paige CarsonPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Thalia DimopoulosPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Swati IyerPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Katrina ChavezPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Charlotte H CooperPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Jeremy B KatzenPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Michael F BeersPulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Electronic address: mfbeers@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Funding

TRAINING IN PULMONARY IMMUNOLOGYT32HL007586 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MEYER, NUALA JENNINGS · 1985 to 2025
$8.8M
Alveolar Epithelial Cell Dysfunction in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Leveraging SFTPC Mutations for Discovery of Molecular and Cellular TargetsR01HL145408 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MICHAEL FRANCIS BEERS · 2019 to 2026
$4.6M
Surfactant Protein C Mouse Models: A Fit For Purpose Preclinical Platform For Advancing Discovery In And Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisU01HL152970 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BEERS, MICHAEL FRANCIS · 2021 to 2024
$3.0M
Alveolar Epithelial Stress Signaling in Lung FibrosisR01HL172975 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Jeremy Binder Katzen · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Understanding how alveolar epithelial cell stress drives aberrant repair in interstitial lung diseaseK08HL150226 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KATZEN, JEREMY BINDER · 2020 to 2024
$840k
Aging and Metabolic Dysfunction Drive Disrupted Alveolar Epithelial Progenitor Function in Pulmonary FibrosisK99HL171946 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI RODRIGUEZ, LUIS R · 2024 to 2024
$163k
BLRD VA I01 BX001176NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL150226NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL171946NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL145408NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL172975NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007586NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL152970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T (Treg) cells are well recognized for their role in immune regulation; however, their role in tissue regeneration is not fully understood. This study demonstrates such a role of Tregs in a published preclinical murine model of spontaneous pulmonary fibrosis (PF) expressing a human PF related mutation in the Surfactant Protein-C (SP-C) gene (SFTPC

Indexed as

Airway RemodelingLungPulmonary FibrosisT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAmphiregulinAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansMiceMice, TransgenicOsteopontinPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CAmphiregulinCytokinesForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseOsteopontinPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CSftpc protein, mouseAlveolar type 2 epithelial cellAmphiregulinLung fibroblastLung remodelingTreg

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PMID41461253
PMCPMC13126541

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