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INNATE LYMPHOID CELLS

Intestinal barrier protection

Nature Reviews Immunology volume 22, pages 144–145 (2022)Cite this article

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Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-induced cell death is both a driver and consequence of chronic inflammation in many settings, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and thus is a major therapeutic target of interest. A study by Zhou et al. investigates the mechanisms that protect the healthy intestine from TNF and shows a role for an epidermal growth factor (EGF) family mediator produced by group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s).

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Minton, K. Intestinal barrier protection. Nat Rev Immunol 22, 144–145 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-022-00685-5

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