Living in Peace: Host-Microbiota Mutualism in the Skin

Publication date: 12 April 2017
Source:Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 21, Issue 4
Author(s): Daniel J. Campbell, Meghan A. Koch
Commensal microbes colonize the skin where they promote immune development and prevent infection without inducing damaging inflammatory responses. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Scharschmidt et al. (2017) show that during hair follicle development, commensals induce regulatory T cell migration to the skin to ensure cutaneous homeostasis.

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Commensal microbes colonize the skin where they promote immune development and prevent infection, without inducing damaging inflammatory responses. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Scharschmidt et al. (2017) show that during hair follicle development, commensals induce regulatory T cell migration to the skin to ensure cutaneous homeostasis.


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