Hair care: Stem cells control immune response during wound repair

Immunity. 2024 May 14;57(5):933-935. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.04.013.

Abstract

Stem cells heal wounds. In this issue of Immunity, Luan et al. demonstrate that epidermal stem cells orchestrate the recruitment of regulatory T (Treg) cells and neutrophils during wound healing. Treg cells facilitate a tolerogenic environment to protect epithelial regeneration while neutrophils promote inflammation to ward off infection.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Neutrophils* / immunology
  • Stem Cells* / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory* / immunology
  • Wound Healing* / immunology