Bounds on the number of maximal intersecting families

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I am looking for both upper bounds and lower bounds on the number of maximal intersecting families (intersecting families of size $2^{n-1}$)

A trivial lower bound is $n+1$ (by considering $\mathcal{A}_i = \{A \in \mathcal{P}(n): i \in A\}$ and $\mathcal{A} = \{A \in \mathcal{P}(n): |A| \geq \lceil n/2 \rceil\}$.

Noting that a maxinmal intersecting family must be an upset yields an asymptotic upper bound of $n2^{n^2}$. (some level set provides a basis for your intersecting family)

My question is; can these bounds be improved?