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. 2022 Jan 12;7:3. doi: 10.1038/s41536-021-00196-2

Fig. 10. Schematic diagram showing the role of Shh as a macrophage chemoattractant during regeneration of the gastric epithelium.

Fig. 10

Shh, secreted from the gastric parietal cells in response to acute injury to the stomach induced macrophage chemotaxis and subsequently CD44v9-expressing SPEM. Shh acts as a macrophage chemoattractant via a smoothened-dependent mechanism. IL-33 is released from the injured epithelium, and macrophages drive the polarization of macrophages to an M2 phenotype. IL-13, released from recruited ILC2 cells, subsequently regulates the development of CD44v9-expressing SPEM, which is crucial for the regeneration of the gastric epithelium.