肠神经免疫轴:神经元、免疫细胞和微生物之间的串扰。
The intestinal neuro-immune axis: crosstalk between neurons, immune cells, and microbes.
机构信息
Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
出版信息
Mucosal Immunol. 2021 May;14(3):555-565. doi: 10.1038/s41385-020-00368-1. Epub 2021 Feb 4.
The gastrointestinal tract is densely innervated by a complex network of neurons that coordinate critical physiological functions. Here, we summarize recent studies investigating the crosstalk between gut-innervating neurons, resident immune cells, and epithelial cells at homeostasis and during infection, food allergy, and inflammatory bowel disease. We introduce the neuroanatomy of the gastrointestinal tract, detailing gut-extrinsic neuron populations from the spinal cord and brain stem, and neurons of the intrinsic enteric nervous system. We highlight the roles these neurons play in regulating the functions of innate immune cells, adaptive immune cells, and intestinal epithelial cells. We discuss the consequences of such signaling for mucosal immunity. Finally, we discuss how the intestinal microbiota is integrated into the neuro-immune axis by tuning neuronal and immune interactions. Understanding the molecular events governing the intestinal neuro-immune signaling axes will enhance our knowledge of physiology and may provide novel therapeutic targets to treat inflammatory diseases.
胃肠道由一个复杂的神经元网络密集支配,这些神经元协调着关键的生理功能。在这里,我们总结了最近的研究,这些研究调查了在稳态和感染、食物过敏和炎症性肠病期间,肠道支配神经元、固有免疫细胞和上皮细胞之间的串扰。我们介绍了胃肠道的神经解剖学,详细描述了来自脊髓和脑干的肠道外神经元群体,以及内在肠神经系统的神经元。我们强调了这些神经元在调节固有免疫细胞、适应性免疫细胞和肠道上皮细胞功能方面的作用。我们讨论了这种信号对黏膜免疫的影响。最后,我们讨论了肠道微生物群如何通过调节神经元和免疫细胞的相互作用来整合到神经免疫轴中。了解控制肠道神经免疫信号轴的分子事件将增强我们对生理学的认识,并可能为治疗炎症性疾病提供新的治疗靶点。