Open AccessReflexes in Immunity
Author(s) -
Kevin J. Tracey
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.018
Subject(s) - biology , reflex , immunity , immunology , neuroscience , immune system
Simple reflex circuits provide crucial infrastructure for the neurological control of organ systems--even the immune system. Now, Gabanyi et al. reveal a reflex mechanism in gut activated by the presence of pathogens that forces macrophages into a tissue protective phenotype.
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