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ArticleBlood2009

Proinflammatory tachykinins that signal through the neurokinin 1 receptor promote survival of dendritic cells and potent cellular immunity.

Brian M Janelsins, Alicia R Mathers, Olga A Tkacheva, Geza Erdos, William J Shufesky, Adrian E Morelli, Adriana T Larregina

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Article in Blood, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brian M JanelsinsDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA.
Alicia R Mathers
Olga A Tkacheva
Geza Erdos
William J Shufesky
Adrian E Morelli
Adriana T Larregina
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Training in Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor RejectionT32CA082084 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Robert J Binder, Dario AA Vignali · 1999 to 2026
$9.2M
Graft Tolerance with Apoptotic Cells and Dendritic CellsR01HL077545 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MORELLI, ADRIAN E. · 2005 to 2008
$1.4M
Use of Adjuvants to Improve Skin Genetic ImmunizationsR01CA100893 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LARREGINA, ADRIANA T · 2004 to 2008
$1.3M
Exosomes, Dendritic Cells and Transplant ToleranceR01HL075512 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MORELLI, ADRIAN E · 2004 to 2007
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA100893NCI NIH HHS R01-CA100893NCI NIH HHS T32 CA082084NCI NIH HHS T32-CA82084NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL075512NHLBI NIH HHS R01-HL075512NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL077545NHLBI NIH HHS R01-HL077545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the preferred targets for immunotherapy protocols focused on stimulation of cellular immune responses. However, regardless of initial promising results, ex vivo generated DCs do not always promote immune-stimulatory responses. The outcome of DC-dependent immunity is regulated by proinflammatory cytokines and neuropeptides. Proinflammatory neuropeptides of the tachykinin family, including substance P (SP) and hemokinin-1 (HK-1), bind the neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R) and promote stimulatory immune responses. Nevertheless, the ability of pro-inflammatory tachykinins to affect the immune functions of DCs remains elusive. In the present work, we demonstrate that mouse bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) generated in the presence of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4), express functional NK1R. Signaling via NK1R with SP, HK-1, or the synthetic agonist [Sar(9)Met(O(2))(11)]-SP rescues DCs from apoptosis induced by deprivation of GM-CSF and IL-4. Mechanistic analysis demonstrates that NK1R agonistic binding promotes DC survival via PI3K-Akt signaling cascade. In adoptive transfer experiments, NK1R-signaled BMDCs loaded with Ag exhibit increased longevity in draining lymph nodes, resulting in enhanced and prolonged effector cellular immunity. Our results contribute to the understanding of the interactions between the immune and nervous systems that control DC function and present a novel approach for ex vivo-generation of potent immune-stimulatory DCs.

Indexed as

Adoptive TransferAnimalsApoptosisBone Marrow CellsCD40 AntigensCell SurvivalDendritic CellsEnzyme ActivationImmunity, CellularInflammation MediatorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOncogene Protein v-aktPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesReceptors, Neurokinin-1CD40 AntigensInflammation MediatorsOncogene Protein v-aktPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesReceptors, Neurokinin-1Tachykinins

Identifiers

PMID18987361
PMCPMC2662645
OpenAlexW2016272979

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