Intestinal resident macrophages: Multitaskers of the gut.
Maria Francesca ViolaGuy E BoeckxstaensPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2020)
The purpose of this review was to provide a panorama on intestinal resident macrophages, with particular focus to the recent advances in the field. Here, we discuss the functions and phenotype of intestinal resident macrophages and, where possible, the functional specialization of these cells in response to the niche they occupy. Furthermore, we will discuss their role in gastrointestinal diseases.