S100+ cells: A new neuro-immune cross-talkers in lymph organs

被引:14
作者
Huang, Jinyu [1 ]
Zhu, Chunfang [1 ]
Zhang, Peipei [1 ]
Zhu, Qian [1 ]
Liu, YanMei [1 ]
Zhu, Zhansheng [1 ]
Wang, MinChen [1 ]
Li, Wenjie [1 ]
Yang, Gang [1 ]
Dong, Nan [1 ]
Liu, Juan [1 ]
Chen, Lian [1 ]
Zhang, Yanlin [1 ]
Yang, Runlin [2 ]
Deng, Lili [2 ]
Fan, Jun [2 ]
Wang, Xiaochun [1 ]
Liu, Jun [1 ]
Ma, Bin [1 ]
Fu, Qiang [2 ]
Wu, Kaiyun [1 ]
机构
[1] Soochow Univ, Coll Med, Dept Anat, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Jiangsu Inst Nucl Med, Jiangsu Key Lab Mol Nucl Med, Minist Hlth, Key Lab Nucl Med, Wuxi, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
来源
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2013年 / 3卷
关键词
NERVOUS-SYSTEM; BRAIN; INNERVATION; PROTEINS;
D O I
10.1038/srep01114
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Up to now, the 'hardwired' neural pathway of the neuro-immune regulation is not fully understood. Here we reported a new neural pathway which links sympathetic nerves with immune cells of the lymphoid tissues. Our results demonstrated that nerve fibers derived from superior cervical ganglion directly targeted only S100(+) cells in the cervical lymph nodes. Moreover, we found co-expression of neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and neuropeptide Y in the postganglionic sympathetic nerve endings that innervate S100(+) cells. Our findings suggested that S100(+) cells serve as a neuro-immune cross-talker in lymph organs that may play a significant role in transmitting signals of nervous cells to targeted immune cells. The new findings provide better understanding of the cross-talk mechanism between the nervous system and the immune system.
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