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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Interleukins in community-acquired pneumonia: from biomarkers to precision medicine.

Xiaoying Zhang, Tongshuo Zhang, Ruihui Geng, Luqing Wei, Hui Liu, Hanyu Shi

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xiaoying ZhangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the First Mobile Corps of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Dingzhou, Hebei, China.
Tongshuo ZhangDepartment of Medical Innovation Research, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ruihui GengDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the First Mobile Corps of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Dingzhou, Hebei, China.
Luqing WeiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin, China.
Hui LiuDepartment of Weigongqiao Outpatient, Jingxi Medical Section of People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hanyu ShiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the First Mobile Corps of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Dingzhou, Hebei, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still a leading cause of death due to infection globally, yet precise severity assessment remains a significant clinical problem. More than any other group of cytokines, interleukins are central to the regulation of inflammation and shed light on this intricate pathology. In the present review we summarize the biological and clinical characteristics of some of the principal interleukins (ILs) in CAP, classified primarily according to their physiological activity as pro-inflammatory (IL-2, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-12), anti-inflammatory (IL-7, IL-10 and IL-37), dual-action (IL-4 and IL-17), and emerging factors (IL-3, IL-27 and IL-33). Additionally, recent multimodal approaches are discussed such as combining cytokines with organ dysfunction parameters (MR-proADM) or revealing host-response patterns to inform antibiotic and corticosteroid management. We propose that the field needs to transition to immunological endotyping, multi-omics (integrating genetics and lung microbiome), and artificial intelligence (AI) models based on dynamic patient data to achieve precision medicine in CAP management.

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Community-Acquired PneumoniaInterleukinsPrecision MedicineAnimalsBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersInterleukinsbiomarkerscommunity-acquired pneumoniainterleukinsmultimodal applicationprecision medicine

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PMID41816330
PMCPMC12971645

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