# A lactobacilli-based inhaled live biotherapeutic product attenuates pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation

*PRI Rank #13 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #13 |
| 18m citations | 21 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-51169-0 |
| Corresponding authors | Charitharth Vivek Lal |
| Institution | University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/pediatric-health-and-respiratory-diseases/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-51169-0](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51169-0)

## Topics

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia · Live biotherapeutic product · Lactobacillus strains · Acetylated proline-glycine-proline (Ac-PGP) · MMP-9/PGP pathway · Matrix metalloproteinase-9 · Neutrophilic inflammation · Hyperoxia exposure · Volutrauma · Firmicute depletion · Airway microbiome · Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · Murine model of BPD · Gain- and loss-of-function studies · Inhaled therapeutics · Lung structure and function · Neutrophil chemotaxis · In vitro and in vivo disease models · Bronchopulmonary dysplasia · Pro-inflammatory markers

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