IGF1R is protective in pneumococcal pneumonia
Matthias Felten, Luiz Gustavo Teixeira Alves, Eleftheria Letsiou, Elvira Alfaro‐Arnedo, Sergio Piñeiro‐Hermida, Icíar P. López, Kristina Dietert, Theresa Firsching, Achim Dieter Gruber, Diana Fatykhova, Andreas Christian Hocke, Tilman Lingscheid, Jasmin Lienau, Gernot G. U. Rohde, Capnetz Study Group, , Martin Witzenrath
This study shows that IGF1R deficiency worsens pneumococcal pneumonia in mice, with increased lung damage and bacterial load, suggesting IGF1R has a protective role.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology