Open AccessColonic Macrophages Combat Fungal Intoxication: Metchnikoff Would Be Pleased
Author(s) -
Gwendalyn J. Randolph
Publication year - 2020
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.2020.09.046
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , immunology
How the colon microenvironment confronts a breach of its epithelial border remains incompletely understood. In this issue, the laboratories of Lennon-Duménil and Vignjevic reveal a novel role for macrophages in sustaining epithelial integrity in the face of fungal metabolites.
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