“…Although accumulating data implicate the clinical relevance of MAIT cells in ARDS, it is unclear how these findings can be incorporated into clinical practice. Kim and colleagues have suggested that activated MAIT cells migrate into the lung and potentiate macrophage activation via Th17-type cytokines 4. However, a previous study underscored that the production of Th1 cytokines in MAIT cells is also crucial for the activation of macrophages.…”