Science · 24 September 2026 · From issue 43

Fibroblasts restrain gut inflammation by IGF1-dependent regulation of innate lymphocytes

In mice, a calming signal from gut support cells keeps immune cells from causing too much inflammation.

Qingxia Lin, Ruichao E. Liu et al.

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