%0 Journal Article
%T A new superhero, the intraepithelial mast cell, joins the "Guardians of the Gut".
%A Zaini A
%A Harris NL
%J Immunity
%V 57
%N 5
%D 2024 May 14
%M 38749395
%F 43.474
%R 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.04.020
%X The intestinal epithelium interacts with immune cells to support tissue homeostasis and coordinate responses against pathogens. In this issue of Immunity, Yang et al. unveil a central role for mast cell-epithelial cell interactions in orchestrating protective type 2 immune responses following intestinal helminth infection.