Subcutaneous BCG vaccination protects against streptococcal pneumonia via regulating innate immune responses in the lung
A. Kang, G. Ye, R. Singh, S. Afkhami, J. Bavananthasivam, X. Luo, M. Vaseghi-Shanjani, A. Zganiacz, M. Jeyanathan, Z. Xing
This study shows subcutaneous BCG vaccination enhances innate protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae by accelerating neutrophilia in the lung, independent of monocyte training.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2022Immunology