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Richard K Grencis1, John J Worthington2.
Abstract
How host cells sense intestinal parasitic infection and initiate the appropriate immune response has long been a focus of many immunologists. Three new papers now identify a critical role for tuft cells, an epithelial cell type involved in perception of taste, as key players that kick-start type 2 immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27161767 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.04.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN: 1471-4922