The macrophage haunted by cell ghosts: a pathogen grows

Apoptosis is induced ill the course of immune responses ro infectious agents. The last step of apoptosis is recognition ann ingestion of the dying cells by phagocytes. Here, Marcela F. Lopes and colleagues discuss recent studies ann argue that phagocytosis of apoptotic cells plays a previously unrecognized role in regulating the nature of immune responses against pathogens.