Rare immune cells drive gut repair. – Brinkwire

Scientists from King’s College London have discovered an unexpected tissue reparative role for a rare immune cell type in the gut that could tip toward fibrosis or cancer if dysregulated. The breakthrough will have important implications for treating patients who suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
In a paper published today in Nature Materials, the team of researchers from King’s College London found that type-1 innate lymphoid cells (I…

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