Nature Communications · 5 September 2026 · From issue 32

Helicobacter pylori triggers gastric mucosal remodeling toward a fetal-like transcriptional program via stromal IL-1β signaling

In mice, losing one stomach signal alone triggers disease-linked regrowth behavior in lining cells.

Giulia Beccaceci, Stefanie Müllerke et al.

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