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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor signaling attenuates respiratory syncytial virus-induced type 2 responses and immunopathology.

J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2018

Last updated 2026-05-28

In mice with a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, activating GLP-1 receptor signaling reduced harmful type 2 immune responses and lung damage. The study used an RSV strain taken from a hospitalized infant with severe lung infection.

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JournalJ Allergy Clin Immunol, 2018
Citations47
Relative citation ratio1.77
NIH percentile70
Molecules
Conditions studied Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Abstract

GLP-1R signaling, an emerging anti-inflammatory therapeutic 59 target, 60 attenuated type 2-associated immunopathology in mice infected with a strain of RSV that was 61 isolated from a hospitalized infant with severe lower respiratory tract infection and bronchiolitis.

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