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ReviewPharmacological research2019

Autonomic regulation of T-lymphocytes: Implications in cardiovascular disease.

Safwan K Elkhatib, Adam J Case

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Review in Pharmacological research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Carbidopa: beyond Parkinson's disease.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2025
    Review
  5. Beta Adrenergic Signaling as a Therapeutic Target for Autoimmunity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
    Article
  6. TBrain, behavior, and immunity · 2025
    Article
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  10. Neuroimmune interplay in kidney health and disease: Role of renal nerves.Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical · 2023
    Review
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  12. T-lymphocyte tyrosine hydroxylase regulates TBrain, behavior, and immunity · 2022
    Article
  13. Augmented T-cell mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in adults with major depressive disorder.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2022
    Article
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  17. Peripheral neuroimmune interactions: selected review and some clinical implications.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2021
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Safwan K ElkhatibDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
Adam J CaseDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States. Electronic address: adam.case@unmc.edu.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Neuroimmunology of Disease Training ProgramT32NS105594 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Aditya N Bade, Howard E Gendelman · 2018 to 2026
$1.4M
Redox Regulation of T-lymphocytes in Sympathoexcitation-associated HypertensionR00HL123471 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI CASE, ADAM J · 2016 to 2018
$765k
NHLBI NIH HHS L40 HL148832NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL123471NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS105594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nervous and immune systems both serve as essential assessors and regulators of physiological function. Recently, there has been a great interest in how the nervous and immune systems interact to modulate both physiological and pathological states. In particular, the autonomic nervous system has a direct line of communication with immune cells anatomically, and moreover, immune cells possess receptors for autonomic neurotransmitters. This circumstantial evidence is suggestive of a functional interplay between the two systems, and extensive research over the past few decades has demonstrated neurotransmitters such as the catecholamines (i.e. dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine) and acetylcholine have potent immunomodulating properties. Furthermore, immune cells, particularly T-lymphocytes, have now been found to express the cellular machinery for both the synthesis and degradation of neurotransmitters, which suggests the ability for both autocrine and paracrine signaling from these cells independent of the nervous system. The details underlying the functional interplay of this complex network of neuroimmune communication are still unclear, but this crosstalk is suggestive of significant implications on the pathogenesis of a number of autonomic-dysregulated and inflammation-mediated diseases. In particular, it is widely accepted that numerous forms of cardiovascular diseases possess imbalanced autonomic tone as well as altered T-lymphocyte function, but a paucity of literature exists discussing the direct role of neurotransmitters in shaping the inflammatory microenvironment during the progression or therapeutic management of these diseases. This review seeks to provide a fundamental framework for this autonomic neuroimmune interaction within T-lymphocytes, as well as the implications this may have in cardiovascular diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutonomic Nervous SystemCardiovascular DiseasesHumansNeuroimmunomodulationNeurotransmitter AgentsT-LymphocytesNeurotransmitter AgentsAcetylcholineAnti-inflammatory reflexCatecholaminesHypertensionNeurotransmittersT-lymphocytes

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PMID31176794
PMCPMC6679768
OpenAlexW2953132506

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