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. 2024 May 14;57(5):935-937.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.04.020.

A new superhero, the intraepithelial mast cell, joins the "Guardians of the Gut"

Aidil Zaini  1 , Nicola L Harris  2
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A new superhero, the intraepithelial mast cell, joins the "Guardians of the Gut"

Aidil Zaini et al. Immunity. .
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Abstract

The intestinal epithelium interacts with immune cells to support tissue homeostasis and coordinate responses against pathogens. In this issue of Immunity, Yang et al. unveil a central role for mast cell-epithelial cell interactions in orchestrating protective type 2 immune responses following intestinal helminth infection.

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