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Received — 26 March 2026 ⏭

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Parasites trigger epithelial cell crosstalk to drive gut–brain signalling Kouki K. Touhara · Jinhao Xu · Joel Castro · Hong-Erh Liang · Guochuan Li · Mariana Brizuela · Andrea M. Harrington · Sonia Garcia-Caraballo · Tracey O’Donnell · Daniel Neumann · Nathan D. Rossen · Fei Deng · Gudrun Schober · Yulong Li · Richard M. Locksley · Stuart M. Brierley · David Julius
Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10281-5Paracrine signalling between tuft cells and enterochromaffin cells is a key mode of immune–sensory and gut–brain communication, and accounts for the pattern of gastrointestinal symptoms that occurs during parasite infections.
25 March 2026 at 08:00

Parasites trigger epithelial cell crosstalk to drive gut–brain signalling

Nature - Issue - nature.com science feeds

By: Kouki K. Touhara · Jinhao Xu · Joel Castro · Hong-Erh Liang · Guochuan Li · Mariana Brizuela · Andrea M. Harrington · Sonia Garcia-Caraballo · Tracey O’Donnell · Daniel Neumann · Nathan D. Rossen · Fei Deng · Gudrun Schober · Yulong Li · Richard M. Locksley · Stuart M. Brierley · David Julius

25 March 2026 at 08:00

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10281-5

Paracrine signalling between tuft cells and enterochromaffin cells is a key mode of immune–sensory and gut–brain communication, and accounts for the pattern of gastrointestinal symptoms that occurs during parasite infections.