IL-13 decreases susceptibility to airway epithelial SARS-CoV-2 infection but increases disease severity in vivo
Shreya Ghimire, Biyun Xue, Kun Li, Ryan M. Gannon, Christine Wohlford-Lenane, Andrew L. Thurman, Huiyu Gong, Grace C. Necker, Jian Hua Zheng, David Kyle Meyerholz, Stanley M. Perlman, Paul B. McCray, Alejandro A. Pezzulo
This study shows IL-13 protects airway epithelial cells from SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro but worsens disease severity in mice through eicosanoid signaling.
EBioMedicine · Sep 17, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology