Lcn2 secreted by macrophages through NLRP3 signaling pathway induced severe pneumonia

Mingya Liu; Feifei Qi; Jue Wang; Fengdi Li; Qi Lv; Ran Deng; Xujian Liang; Shasha Zhou; Pin Yu; Yanfeng Xu; Yaqing Zhang; Yiwei Yan; Ming Liu; Shuyue Li; Guocui Mou; Linlin Bao

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Protein Cell ›› 2025, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2) : 148-155. DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwae045

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Lcn2 secreted by macrophages through NLRP3 signaling pathway induced severe pneumonia

Mingya Liu¹, ,
Feifei Qi¹^,², ,
Jue Wang¹^,², ,
Fengdi Li¹^,² ,
Qi Lv¹^,² ,
Ran Deng¹^,² ,
Xujian Liang¹^,² ,
Shasha Zhou¹ ,
Pin Yu¹^,² ,
Yanfeng Xu¹^,² ,
Yaqing Zhang¹ ,
Yiwei Yan¹ ,
Ming Liu¹ ,
Shuyue Li¹ ,
Guocui Mou¹ ,
Linlin Bao¹^,²^,³

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Mingya Liu, Feifei Qi, Jue Wang, Fengdi Li, Qi Lv, Ran Deng, Xujian Liang, Shasha Zhou, Pin Yu, Yanfeng Xu, Yaqing Zhang, Yiwei Yan, Ming Liu, Shuyue Li, Guocui Mou, Linlin Bao. Lcn2 secreted by macrophages through NLRP3 signaling pathway induced severe pneumonia. Protein Cell, 2025, 16(2): 148‒155 https://doi.org/10.1093/procel/pwae045

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