The Multi-Functional Macrophage: Mender of Broken Blood Vessels
Macrophages—the big eaters of the immune system—reside in most tissues. They’re plastic, and change their function depending on the environmental cues they receive. Therefore, they play many different roles. Results from a new study highlight one of these new roles, until now unknown—macrophages grab the broken ends of blood vessels and stick them back together. […]