Foundational Mapping of the Neural Circuits that Control Intrinsic Lung Function

项目总结 肺是一个神经丰富的器官。强有力的证据，包括我们最近的发现，表明 神经元控制在肺对环境的基本反应中发挥核心作用，包括免疫活动，如 以及影响空气传导性和肺血液的呼吸道和血管平滑肌张力 压力分别为。然而，神经系统如何影响肺功能的完整程度仍然存在。 对支配肺的神经元的解剖学和分子特征尚不清楚，也知之甚少。 在这里，我们建议使用尖端的基于病毒的电路跟踪，单细胞转录和单倍体ES细胞- 基于基因组编辑技术：1)标记肺神经细胞；2)确定它们的定位和 3)建立敲击小鼠系，为肺的神经调节奠定基础 功能。在小鼠身上产生的发现将在人类活检样本中进行测试，以描绘保守的和 物种特有的机制。随着无线、植入式设备的发展，神经调节 治疗即将到来。这项研究的发现将为精确操纵 器官通过神经系统发挥功能，因此与SPARC计划的使命密切相关。

PROJECT SUMMARY The lung is a richly innervated organ. Strong evidence, including recent findings from us, demonstrates that neuronal control plays central roles in basic lung response to the environment, including immune activity, as well as airway and vascular smooth muscle tone which impacts air conductance and pulmonary blood pressure, respectively. However, the full extent of how the nervous system affects lung function remains unclear, and little is known of the anatomical and molecular features of the neurons that innervate the lung. Here, we propose to use cutting-edge viral-based circuit tracing, single cell transcriptomic and haploid ES cell- based genome editing technologies to: 1) label lung-innervating neurons; 2) determine their localization and projection pattern; 3) generate knockin mouse lines that will lay the foundation for neuromodulation of lung function. Findings generated in mice will be tested in human biopsy samples to delineate conserved versus species-specific mechanisms. With the development of wireless, implantable devices, neuromodulatory therapy is on the horizon. Findings from this study will lay the necessary foundation for precise manipulation of organ function through the nervous system, and thus closely comply with the mission of the SPARC program.