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This is a summary of: Weijts, B., Demmers, J. A. A. & Robin, C. Blood vessel-resident macrophages safeguard blood and vessel integrity in zebrafish. Nat. Immunol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-026-02481-y (2026).