Microbiology & Immunology Department and Immunology Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
J Exp Med. 2021 Oct 4;218(10). doi: 10.1084/jem.20211583. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
In this issue of JEM, Gschwend et al. (2021. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20210745) reveal the indispensable role of alveolar epithelial cells type 2 in controlling the density of alveolar macrophages. This study highlights the intricate crosstalk that lung stroma and macrophages undergo to maintain homeostasis.
在本期的《实验医学杂志》中,Gschwend 等人(2021. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20210745)揭示了肺泡上皮细胞 2 在控制肺泡巨噬细胞密度方面的不可或缺的作用。这项研究强调了肺基质和巨噬细胞之间为维持内稳态而进行的复杂相互作用。