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Kennedi B. Pyper

University of California, San Francisco

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Lung adventitial fibroblasts support type 2 Tregs to shape the response to influenza infection

Anthony Chang, Joanna Balcerek, Sofia E. Caryotakis, Kennedi B. Pyper, Peri R. Matatia, Elina B. Wells, Tatsuya Tsukui, Nathan A. Ewing-Crystal, Eric Dean Merrill, Nicholas M. Mroz, Madelene W. Dahlgren, Kelly M. Cautivo, Marcela T Taruselli, Hiromi Nakao-Inoue, Anna Victoria Molofsky, , Ari B. Molofsky

The paper identifies IAV-driven fibroblast states and shows that loss of TGFβ signaling enhances immuno-modulatory fibroblasts, supporting T2-Tregs to improve lung outcomes.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2026 · PreprintImmunology