We propose that parabronchial SMCs (PSMCs) constitute a stem cell niche for the variant Clara cells in the lung and that paracrine Fgf10 signaling from the niche is critical for epithelial repair after naphthalene injury.
We propose that parabronchial SMCs (PSMCs) constitute a stem cell niche for the variant Clara cells in the lung and that paracrine Fgf10 signaling from the niche is critical for epithelial repair after naphthalene injury.