Neuro-immune crosstalk and allergic inflammation.

TitleNeuro-immune crosstalk and allergic inflammation.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsKabata, H, Artis, D
JournalJ Clin Invest
Volume130
Pagination1475-1482
Date Published2019 Mar 04
ISSN1558-8238
Abstract

The neuronal and immune systems exhibit bidirectional interactions that play a critical role in tissue homeostasis, infection, and inflammation. Neuron-derived neuropeptides and neurotransmitters regulate immune cell functions, whereas inflammatory mediators produced by immune cells enhance neuronal activation. In recent years, accumulating evidence suggests that peripheral neurons and immune cells are colocalized and affect each other in local tissues. A variety of cytokines, inflammatory mediators, neuropeptides, and neurotransmitters appear to facilitate this crosstalk and positive-feedback loops between multiple types of immune cells and the central, peripheral, sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric nervous systems. In this Review, we discuss these recent findings regarding neuro-immune crosstalk that are uncovering molecular mechanisms that regulate inflammation. Finally, neuro-immune crosstalk has a key role in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases, and we present evidence indicating that neuro-immune interactions regulate asthma pathophysiology through both direct and indirect mechanisms.

DOI10.1172/JCI124609
Alternate JournalJ. Clin. Invest.
PubMed ID30829650
PubMed Central IDPMC6436850
Grant ListR01 AI074878 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States
R01 AI095466 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States
R01 AI102942 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States
U01 AI095608 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States