The role of CSF1R-dependent macrophages in control of the intestinal stem-cell niche

Colony stimulating factor 1 controls the growth and differentiation of macrophages. Here the authors demonstrate that its blockade depletes gut macrophages and indirectly affects gut epithelial cell differentiation as the macrophages help maintain the Paneth and stem cells in intestinal crypts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anuj Sehgal, David S. Donaldson, Clare Pridans, Kristin A. Sauter, David A. Hume, Neil A. Mabbott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03638-6