Loss of Neutrophils and SLPI Reshapes Early Mucosal Inflammatory Responses During Intranasal Vaccination

Oktawia Osiecka, Mariia Tyshchenko, Ivan Sinkevich, Natalia Pocałuń, Joanna Cichy, Jakub M. Kwiecinski, Ewa Oleszycka, Mieszko M. Wilk · 2026

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Oktawia Osiecka and co-authors map the first immune moves after a nose-delivered vaccine, in a 2026 study. Nasal vaccines meet germs at their entry point, yet the early local response is poorly charted. The team used a whole-cell whooping cough vaccine in mice. Nose delivery pulled in neutrophils, a front-line cell, and spiked a guard protein called SLPI in the airway.

Mice bred without SLPI, or drained of neutrophils, told the next part. Both factors shaped local levels of agents tied to clotting and tissue reshaping. Neutrophils also tuned the first release of IgA, a key airway antibody. The picture is one of teamwork: cells and soluble guards steer the response together. The flagged agents may serve as early marks for judging new nasal vaccines.

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CREATOROktawia Osiecka, Mariia Tyshchenko, Ivan Sinkevich, Natalia Pocałuń, Joanna Cichy, Jakub M. Kwiecinski, Ewa Oleszycka, Mieszko M. Wilk
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE41 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13579227

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