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ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2024

Mast cell-sensory neuron crosstalk in allergic diseases.

Chunjing Bao, Soman N Abraham

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Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chunjing BaoDepartment of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Soman N AbrahamDepartment of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: soman.abraham@duke.edu.
Duke Medical Center · USNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

Platelet- mast cell interactions as determinants of the vascular pathology in septic shock.R01GM144606 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ABRAHAM, SOMAN N · 2021 to 2024
$1.7M
Loss of Bladder Control Following Recurrent InfectionsR01DK121969 · NIDDK · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ABRAHAM, SOMAN N · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121969NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM144606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mast cells (MCs) are tissue-resident immune cells, well-positioned at the host-environment interface for detecting external antigens and playing a critical role in mobilizing innate and adaptive immune responses. Sensory neurons are afferent neurons innervating most areas of the body but especially in the periphery, where they sense external and internal signals and relay information to the brain. The significance of MC-sensory neuron communication is now increasingly becoming recognized, especially because both cell types are in close physical proximity at the host-environment interface and around major organs of the body and produce specific mediators that can activate each other. In this review, we explore the roles of MC-sensory neuron crosstalk in allergic diseases, shedding light on how activated MCs trigger sensory neurons to initiate signaling in pruritus, shock, and potentially abdominal pain in allergy, and how activated sensory neurons regulate MCs in homeostasis and atopic dermatitis associated with contact hypersensitivity and type 2 inflammation. Throughout the review, we also discuss how these 2 sentinel cell types signal each other, potentially resulting in a positive feedback loop that can sustain inflammation. Unraveling the mysteries of MC-sensory neuron crosstalk is likely to unveil their critical roles in various disease conditions and enable the development of new therapeutic approaches to combat these maladies.

Indexed as

Dermatitis, AtopicHypersensitivityHumansInflammationMast CellsSensory Receptor Cellsallergyanaphylaxisatopic dermatitiscontact hypersensitivityMast cellsensory neuronTRPV1

Identifiers

PMID38373476
PMCPMC10999357
OpenAlexW4391899974

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