Injury-activated peripheral glia form a pro-reparative niche essential for skin healing. These repair glia recruit macrophages via the CCL2-CCR2 axis, which in turn drive fibroblast proliferation and myofibroblast transition. Glial depletion impairs this immune-fibrotic crosstalk.

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