Ischemic stroke alters immune cell niche and chemokine profile in mice independent of spontaneous bacterial infection.
Breanne Y FarrisKelly L MonaghanWen ZhengCourtney D AmendHeng HuAmanda G AmmerJames E CoadXuefang RenEdwin C K WanPublished in: Immunity, inflammation and disease (2019)
This is the first report to demonstrate a significant reduction of lymphocytes and multiple proinflammatory chemokines in the lungs following ischemic stroke in mice. These findings suggest that ischemic stroke directly impacts pulmonary immunity.