Recruited atypical Ly6G+ macrophages license alveolar regeneration after lung injury
Ruscitti C, Abinet J, Maréchal P, Meunier M, de Meeûs C, Vanneste D, Janssen P, Dourcy M, Thiry M, Bureau F, Schneider C, Machiels B, Hidalgo A, Ginhoux F, Dewals B, Guiot J, Schleich F, Garigliany M, Bellahcène A, Radermecker C, Marichal T. Recruited atypical Ly6G+ macrophages license alveolar regeneration after lung injury. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eado1227-eado1227. PMID: 39093958, PMCID: PMC7616420, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ado1227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injuryAlveolar regenerationGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorType 2 epithelial cellsAlveolar type 2 epithelial cellsPopulation of macrophagesModels of injuryImmune cellsSuspected pneumoniaA virusAlveolar damageEpithelial regenerationInterleukin-4Lung damageMacrophage subsetsReceptor signalingLungPerilesional areaRepair responseMacrophagesTherapeutic targetInjuryCellsAirborne pathogens