A chemogenetic screen for neuroimmune interplay reveals Trpv1+ neuron control of Tregs in the gut [Batch2]
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ABSTRACT: Neuroimmune crosstalk participates in intestinal tissue homeostasis and host defense. However, the matrix of interactions between arrays of molecularly-defined neuron subsets and of immunocyte lineages remains unclear. We utilized a chemogenetic approach to activate eight distinct neuronal subsets, assessing effects by deep immunophenotyping, microbiome profiling and immunocyte transcriptomics in intestinal organs. Distinct immune perturbations followed neuronal activation: Nos1+nitrergic neurons regulated Th17-like cells, and Chat+cholinergic neurons regulated neutrophils. Trpv1+ nociceptor neurons elicitinged the broadest immunomodulation, inducing changes in innate lymphocytes, macrophages, and RORγ+ T regulatory (Treg) cells. Further nNeuroanatomical, genetic and pharmacological analysis followup showed that Trpv1+ neurons in dorsal root ganglia decreased Treg cell numbers via the neuropeptide CGRP. Given the role of these neurons in nociception, these data potentially link pain signaling with gut Treg function.
ORGANISM(S): mouse metagenome
PROVIDER: GSE267708 | GEO | 2026/09/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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