The Vagus Nerve conducts viable translocation of gut flora to the lungs that impacts interstitial lung disease severity in mice
Amit Kumar, Pooja Keerthipati, Humphrey Lotana, Tristan White, Evan Jones, J. Prescrille, Tonya J. Webb, Yuyi Zhu, Andriy Somakhin, Da’Kuawn Johnson, Orest Tsymbalyuk, Marc Simard, Xichun Qin, Yong Ge, Hao Zhang, , Wonder P. Drake
This study shows the vagus nerve translocates gut bacteria to the lungs in mice, affecting lung disease severity and fibrosis.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology