AUTHOR=Lee Jungnam , Mohammad Naweed , Han Kyudong , Flagg-Dowie Tammy , Magallon Maria , Brantly Mark L. , Serban Karina A. 

TITLE=Alpha-defensins increase NTHi binding but not engulfment by the macrophages enhancing airway inflammation in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology

VOLUME=16

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1543729

DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2025.1543729

ISSN=1664-3224