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ReviewhLife2026

Interplay between bacteria and pulmonary immune system in respiratory infections.

Jiaqi Li, Letong Yang, Xiwen Qin, Min Zhao, Shuo Wang

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Review in hLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jiaqi LiLaboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Letong YangLaboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiwen QinDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA.
Min ZhaoLaboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shuo WangLaboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The local immune system of the lungs is essential for the defense against pathogens, and respiratory bacterial infections remain a major cause of mortality in patients with lower respiratory tract diseases. However, the precise mechanisms underlying immune-pathogen interactions and the modulatory roles of commensal bacteria remain incompletely understood. This review discusses the mechanisms of immune recognition and inflammatory responses during bacterial respiratory bacterial infections, highlighting the importance of pattern recognition receptors, including toll-like receptors, nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptors, and C-type lectin receptors in detecting pathogens and triggering immune signaling pathways. We also explore how commensal bacteria influence the respiratory immune microenvironment and discuss the complex interplay among pathogenic bacteria, commensals, and the host pulmonary immune system. This analysis provides a theoretical foundation for the development of targeted therapeutics against bacterial respiratory infections.

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bacterial infectioncommensal bacteriarespiratory tract infection

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PMID42903536
PMCPMC13681594

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