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Immunity to the microbiota promotes sensory neuron regeneration.

Michel Enamorado, Warakorn Kulalert, Seong-Ji Han, Indira Rao, Jérémie Delaleu, Verena M Link, Daniel Yong, Margery Smelkinson, Louis Gil, Saeko Nakajima and 11 more

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Article in Cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Michel EnamoradoMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Warakorn KulalertMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Seong-Ji HanMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Indira RaoMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Immunology Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jérémie DelaleuMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Verena M LinkMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Daniel YongMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Margery SmelkinsonBiological Imaging, Research Technology Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Louis GilMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Saeko NakajimaMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Jonathan L LinehanMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Nicolas BouladouxMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Josette WlaschinEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Juraj KabatBiological Imaging, Research Technology Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Olena KamenyevaBiological Imaging, Research Technology Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Liwen DengDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Inta GribonikaMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Alexander T CheslerNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Isaac M ChiuDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Claire E Le PichonEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Yasmine BelkaidMetaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; NIAID Microbiome Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: ybelkaid@niaid.nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USHarvard University · USEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Infectious Diseases Research Technologies Core - BethesdaZICAI001051 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI CHERRY, JAMES · 2009 to 2025
$226.1M
Role of the microbiota in immunityZIAAI001115 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI BELKAID, YASMINE · 2009 to 2025
$22.4M
NIAID Microbiome ProgramZICAI001233 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI MOUTSOPOULOS, NIKI · 2018 to 2025
$18.9M
The neuronal stress response in neurodegenerative disease and painZIAHD008966 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI LE PICHON, CLAIRE · 2017 to 2025
$17.1M
Studies on the molecular, cells, and circuit that underlie somatosensation and painZIAAT000028 · NCCIH · NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY & INTEGRATIVE HEALTH · PI CHESLER, ALEXANDER · 2014 to 2025
$12.0M
Role of Tissue-Specific Factors in the Control of ImmunityZIAAI001132 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI BELKAID, YASMINE · 2011 to 2025
$6.4M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI001115Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI001132Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AT000028Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD008966Intramural NIH HHS ZIC AI001233
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue immunity and responses to injury depend on the coordinated action and communication among physiological systems. Here, we show that, upon injury, adaptive responses to the microbiota directly promote sensory neuron regeneration. At homeostasis, tissue-resident commensal-specific T cells colocalize with sensory nerve fibers within the dermis, express a transcriptional program associated with neuronal interaction and repair, and promote axon growth and local nerve regeneration following injury. Mechanistically, our data reveal that the cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A) released by commensal-specific Th17 cells upon injury directly signals to sensory neurons via IL-17 receptor A, the transcription of which is specifically upregulated in injured neurons. Collectively, our work reveals that in the context of tissue damage, preemptive immunity to the microbiota can rapidly bridge biological systems by directly promoting neuronal repair, while also identifying IL-17A as a major determinant of this fundamental process.

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Interleukin-17MicrobiotaNerve RegenerationTh17 CellsAnimalsAxonsMiceSensory Receptor CellsIl17a protein, mouseInterleukin-17commensaldorsal root ganglioninterleukin 17interleukin 17 receptor Amicrobiotaneuronal regenerationrepairS. aureussensory neuronTh17

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PMID36640762
PMCPMC11512587
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