Amphiregulin-producing {gamma}{delta} T cells are vital for safeguarding oral barrier immune homeostasis [Immunology and Inflammation]

γδ T cells are enriched at barrier sites such as the gut, skin, and lung, where their roles in maintaining barrier integrity are well established. However, how these cells contribute to homeostasis at the gingiva, a key oral barrier and site of the common chronic inflammatory disease periodontitis, has not...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - October 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Siddharth Krishnan, Ian E. Prise, Kelly Wemyss, Louis P. Schenck, Hayley M. Bridgeman, Flora A. McClure, Tamsin Zangerle–Murray, Conor O’Boyle, Thomas A. Barbera, Faiza Mahmood, Dawn M. E. Bowdish, Dietmar M. W. Zaiss, John R. Grainger, Joann Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research