While we were able to detect an accumulation of pyruvic acid and lactic acid in AMPK-deficient Treg cells suggestive of an impaired TCA cycle, a more comprehensive assessment of the Treg cell metabolome during viral pneumonia may have provided insight into whether the loss-of-function in this context is due to energy stress in the absence of AMPK-mediated metabolic adaptation. This evidence concerns the gene PRKAA1 and viral pneumonia.