Nociceptive sensory neurons drive interleukin-23-mediated psoriasiform skin inflammation.
Nociceptive sensory neurons drive interleukin-23-mediated psoriasiform skin inflammation.
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The skin has a dual function as a barrier and a sensory interface between the body and the environment. To protect against invading pathogens, the skin harbors specialized immune cells, including dermal dendritic cells (DDCs) and interleukin (IL)-17 producing γδ T cells (γδT17), whose aberrant activation by IL-23 can provoke psoriasis-like inflammation. The skin is also innervated by a meshwork of peripheral nerves consisting of relatively sparse autonomic and abundant sensory fibers. Interactions between the autonomic nervous system and immune cells in lymphoid organs are known to contribute to systemic immunity, but how peripheral nerves regulate cutaneous immune responses remains unclear. Here, we have exposed the skin of mice to imiquimod (IMQ), which induces IL-23 dependent psoriasis-like inflammation. We show that a subset of sensory neurons expressing the ion channels TRPV1 and NaV1.8 is essential to drive this inflammatory response. Imaging of intact skin revealed that a large fraction of DDCs, the principal source of IL-23, is in close contact with these nociceptors. Upon selective pharmacological or genetic ablation of nociceptors, DDCs failed to produce IL-23 in IMQ exposed skin. Consequently, the local production of IL-23 dependent inflammatory cytokines by dermal γδT17 cells and the subsequent recruitment of inflammatory cells to the skin were dramatically reduced. Intradermal injection of IL-23 bypassed the requirement for nociceptor communication with DDCs and restored the inflammatory response. These findings indicate that TRPV1+NaV1.8+ nociceptors, by interacting with DDCs, regulate the IL-23/IL-17 pathway and control cutaneous immune responses.
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影响因子:
32.4
作者:
Jung, S;Unutmaz, D;Lang, RA
通讯作者:
Lang, RA
DOI:
10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70112-x
发表时间:
1999-09-01
影响因子:
13.8
作者:
Rapp, SR;Feldman, SR;Reboussin, DM
通讯作者:
Reboussin, DM
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
FARBER, EM;LANIGAN, SW;BOER, J
通讯作者:
BOER, J
影响因子:
25
作者:
Denise, A;Garcia, R;Sofroniew, MV
通讯作者:
Sofroniew, MV
DOI:
10.1126/science.1209985
发表时间:
2011-10-07
期刊:
Science (New York, N.Y.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Rosas-Ballina M;Olofsson PS;Ochani M;Valdés-Ferrer SI;Levine YA;Reardon C;Tusche MW;Pavlov VA;Andersson U;Chavan S;Mak TW;Tracey KJ
通讯作者:
Tracey KJ