Water quality check:macrophages setting the standards

• 来源期刊: 细胞研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 所属期刊栏目: RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
• 页码范围: 3-4
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

In a recent study published in Cell,Chikina et al.uncovered a new mechanism by which colonic macrophages perform quality check of fluids absorbed by colonic epithelial cells.This critical function allows the maintenance of barrier Integrity by avoiding intoxication with fungal toxins and the resulting life-threatening risk of colonocyte apoptosis.