Reflexes in Immunity.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.018.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Intestine, Small
- Macrophages
- Neurons