Loss of MAIT cells protects mice from cigarette smoke-induced COPD (IMAGE)

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Loss of MAIT cells protects mice from cigarette smoke-induced COPD

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Prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke destroys the air sacs in mouse lungs (left). But this destruction is prevented in mice lacking MAIT cells (right).

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© 2025 Awad et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20240896

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