progesterone-based therapy protects against influenza by promoting lung repair and recovery in females
progesterone-based therapy protects against influenza by promoting lung repair and recovery in females
repair and production of areg by damaged respiratory epithelial cell cultures in vitro was increased by progesterone.", "administration of exogenous progesterone (at concentrations that mimic the luteal phase) to progesterone-depleted adult female mice conferred protection from both lethal and sublethal influenza a virus (iav) infection.", "progesterone treatment promoted faster recovery by increasing tgf-β, il-6, il-22, numbers of regulatory th17 cells expressing cd39, and cellular proliferation, reducing protein leakage into the airway, improving pulmonary function, and upregulating the epidermal growth factor amphiregulin (areg) in the lungs.", 


































"administration of rareg to progesterone- depleted females promoted pulmonary repair and improved the outcome of iav infection.")