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ArticleNature communications2025

S100B triggers neuroendocrine macrophage networks to drive airway regeneration in mice.

Bing Sun, Haiting Dai, Tiemei Zhao, Yun Guo, Yujia Liu, Wenya Li, Mingli Zhu, Yilina Bai, Hanyuhui Yang, Yiming Xing

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Bing Sun *State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Haiting Dai *State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Tiemei Zhao *College of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yun GuoState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yujia LiuState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Wenya LiState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Mingli ZhuState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yilina BaiState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Hanyuhui YangState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yiming XingState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. ymxing@cau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-0273

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Abstract

The mammalian airway epithelium contains specialized cells that detect and respond to environmental injury, yet the mechanisms that coordinate epithelial repair remain poorly defined. Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells act as neurosensory sentinels within this epithelium and can reprogram to support regeneration. Here we show that the calcium-binding protein S100B is essential for maintaining the stem cell-like properties of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells during airway repair. Following epithelial injury, S100B expression is induced in these cells and released to engage macrophages that express the enzyme arginase-1, which in turn promotes the expansion of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and their transition into regenerative intermediate cells. Modulating S100B activity, either by blocking S100B with pentamidine or by enhancing signaling driven by the protein kinase p110-alpha in airway epithelial cells, alters the reparative capacity of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells. These findings identify an S100B-arginase-1 signaling axis that governs macrophage-epithelial communication and highlight S100B as a potential therapeutic target for lung repair.

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LungMacrophagesNeuroendocrine CellsRegenerationRespiratory MucosaS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitAnimalsArginaseEpithelial CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionArg1 protein, mouseArginaseS100b protein, mouseS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit

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PMCPMC12848069

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