Our Research
When bacteria land in the lungs, innate immune responses determine the outcome. Neutrophils and plasma proteins are essential to eliminating bacteria, but they compromise respiratory physiology. Insufficient responses lead to overwhelming infection and excessive responses cause acute lung injury, so the regulation of these responses is critical. This regulation is the focus of our research.
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The image above shows several alveoli in the lungs filled with edema and containing both neutrophils and bacteria (pneumococcus).
