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SUBMITTER: Nakai A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4267238 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakai Akiko A Hayano Yuki Y Furuta Fumika F Noda Masaki M Suzuki Kazuhiro K
The Journal of experimental medicine 20141124 13
Lymphocyte recirculation through secondary lymphoid organs is essential for immunosurveillance and lymphocyte effector functions. Here, we show that signals through β2-adrenergic receptors (β2ARs) expressed on lymphocytes are involved in the control of lymphocyte dynamics by altering the responsiveness of chemoattractant receptors. Agonist stimulation of lymphocyte β2ARs inhibited egress of lymphocytes from lymph nodes (LNs) and rapidly produced lymphopenia in mice. Physiological inputs from adr ...[more]