#WeekendRead! #EveryCellIsAnImmuneCell! Vollmers Turley &co show @natimmunol.nature.com that lack of CSF1 in skin #fibroblasts decreases macrophage numbers dampening wound repair, and in turn boosts fibroblasts! In human #scleroderma the cellular circuit between fibroblasts & macrophages is altered!
Turley, Buechler and colleagues show that dermatopontin-expressing fibroblasts provide CSF1 to form a supportive niche for skin-resident macrophages. This interaction is important for skin tissue arch...
