Inflammation leaves a long-lasting impression on intestinal stem cells that reduces their ability to heal

Inflammation leaves a long-lasting impression on intestinal stem cells that reduces their ability to heal

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Michigan and collaborating institutions have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) that reduce their ability to heal the intestine, even after inflammation has receded. This is important because it affects ISCs’ response to future challenges. The study appeared … Read more