Mona Breßer

Background: Postoperative ileus (POI) is a common consequence of abdominal surgery and a neuroinflammation-based disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, which results in motility disturbances compromising patients' recovery…

_BACKGROUND:_ Current studies provide compelling evidence that the enteric nervous system (ENS), together with immune cells, modulate neuroimmune processes in the gut. Previous work revealed the essential role of resident macrophages (Macs) therein…