title: Macrophages have a grip on the gut.
abstract: We host a world inside, and every day, new evidence reveals how relevant our microbiota is for daily living. In the most recent issue of Cell, Muller and colleagues demonstrate that microbiota commensals also influence colon peristalsis via a direct effect of muscolaris externae macrophages (Muller et al., 2014).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Italy, and Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Italy. Electronic address: massimo.locati@humanitasresearch.it.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Locati
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*