Immune-competent apical out airway organoids reveal distinct antiviral strategies of macrophages, neutrophils, and monocytes during influenza infection
Martin Beukema, Jacqueline J. de Vries-Idema, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Shuran Gong, Nils Doesburg, Anke L. W. Huckriede, Barbro N. Melgert
The paper establishes an immune-competent airway organoid model to study how macrophages, neutrophils, and monocytes respond to influenza virus in the human upper airway.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology