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ArticleNature neuroscience2018

Mrgprs on vagal sensory neurons contribute to bronchoconstriction and airway hyper-responsiveness.

Liang Han, Nathachit Limjunyawong, Fei Ru, Zhe Li, Olivia J Hall, Haley Steele, Yuyan Zhu, Julie Wilson, Wayne Mitzner, Marian Kollarik and 3 more

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Molecular, anatomical, and functional organization of lung interoceptors.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  8. Cracking the Code of the Jugular Vagal Sensory Neurons in Allergic Airway Responsiveness.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2025
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  9. MrgprC11American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2025
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  13. Cytokines reprogram airway sensory neurons in asthma.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  14. BASOPHILS ACTIVATE PRURICEPTOR-LIKE VAGAL SENSORY NEURONS.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  15. Neuroimmune recognition and regulation in the respiratory system.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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  18. The Coding Logic of Interoception.Annual review of physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Liang HanThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. liang.han@biology.gatech.edu.
Nathachit LimjunyawongThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9540-6171
Fei RuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Zhe LiThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Olivia J HallW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Haley SteeleSchool of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Yuyan ZhuSchool of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Julie WilsonSchool of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Wayne MitznerDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Marian KollarikDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Bradley J UndemDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Brendan J CanningDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Xinzhong DongThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Center for Sensory Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. xdong2@jhmi.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-7718
Johns Hopkins University · USGeorgia Institute of Technology · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

THE INTEGRATED FUNCTION OF RESPIRATION &CIRCULATIONP01HL010342 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MITZNER, WAYNE · 1985 to 2015
$24.4M
Functional analysis of the Mrg receptor family in pain sensationR01NS054791 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DONG, XINZHONG · 2007 to 2020
$5.0M
Control of Airway Sensory Nerve Function by Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel SubtypesR01HL122228 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI UNDEM, BRADLEY JOEL · 2014 to 2020
$3.2M
Functional Analysis of Mrgpr Family in itch sensationR37NS054791 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Xinzhong Dong · 2022 to 2026
$2.9M
The function of MrgprC11+ vagal sensory neurons in the airwayR01HL141269 · NHLBI · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI HAN, LIANG · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Mechanisms of Inflammatory Activation of Vagal C-Fibers in the Respiratory TractR01HL137807 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI UNDEM, BRADLEY JOEL · 2017 to 2020
$1.6M
Respiratory Virus Induced Sensory NeuroplasticityR01HL112919 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI UNDEM, BRADLEY JOEL · 2013 to 2016
$1.6M
Identification and Activation Mechanisms of Vagal and Spinal Nociceptors in Esophageal MucosaR01DK110366 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI TAYLOR-CLARK, THOMAS EDWARD, YU, SHAOYONG · 2017 to 2020
$1.4M
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Itch SensationR00NS087088 · NINDS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI HAN, LIANG · 2016 to 2018
$739k
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Itch SensationK99NS087088 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HAN, LIANG · 2014 to 2015
$190k
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL010342NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112919NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122228NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137807NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141269NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK110366NINDS NIH HHS K99 NS087088NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS087088NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS054791NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS054791
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma, accompanied by lung inflammation, bronchoconstriction and airway hyper-responsiveness, is a significant public health burden. Here we report that Mas-related G protein-coupled receptors (Mrgprs) are expressed in a subset of vagal sensory neurons innervating the airway and mediates cholinergic bronchoconstriction and airway hyper-responsiveness. These findings provide insights into the neural mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of asthma.

Indexed as

BronchoconstrictionSensory Receptor CellsAnaphylaxisAnimalsAsthmaCalcium SignalingGuinea PigsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutParasympathetic Nervous SystemPlethysmographyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRespiratory HypersensitivityRespiratory MechanicsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID29403029
PMCPMC5857222
OpenAlexW2797149985

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