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Monocytes work harder under pressure

The mechano-sensitive membrane channel PIEZO1 coordinates immune defense in the lungs.

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Fig. 1: Role of pressure sensing in lung immunity.

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Tolar, P., Wack, A. Monocytes work harder under pressure. Nat Immunol 20, 1422–1424 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-019-0523-x

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