Lung epithelial progenitor-mediated release of TGF-β regulates induction and persistence of lung CD8+ TRM cells following mucosal BCG vaccination
Judith A. Blake, Julia Seifert, Socorro Miranda‐Hernandez…·Andreas Kupz
This study shows that mucosal BCG vaccination induces lung CD8+ TRM cells via TGF-β activation by airway epithelial progenitors, linking tissue repair to immune memory.