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The intestinal cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway

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Goverse, Gera, Stakenborg, Michelle, Matteoli, Gianluca·2016·The Journal of Physiology

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The main task of the immune system is to distinguish and respond accordingly to ‘danger’ or ‘non‐danger’ signals. This is of critical importance in the gastrointestinal tract in which immune cells are constantly in contact with food antigens, symbiotic microflora and potential pathogens. This complex mixture of food antigens and symbionts are essential for providing vital nutrients, so they must be tolerated by the intestinal immune system to prevent aberrant inflammation. Therefore, in the gut the balance between immune activation and tolerance should be tightly regulated to maintain intestinal homeostasis and to prevent hypersensitivity to harmless luminal antigens. Loss of this delicate equilibrium can lead to abnormal activation of the intestinal immune system resulting in devastating gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent evidence supports the idea that the central nervous system interacts dynamically via the vagus nerve with the intestinal immune system to modulate inflammation through humoral and neural pathways, using a mechanism also referred to as the intestinal cholinergic anti‐inflammatory pathway. In this review, we will focus on the current understanding of the mechanisms and neuronal circuits involved in the intestinal cholinergic anti‐inflammatory pathway. Further investigation on the crosstalk between the nervous and intestinal immune system will hopefully provide new insights leading to the identification of innovative therapeutic approaches to treat intestinal inflammatory diseases. image

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Authors
Goverse, G., Stakenborg, M., & Matteoli, G.
Affiliations
KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Matteoli, Gianluca
Venue
The Journal of Physiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-05-05
Volume
594
Issue
20
Pages
5771-5780
ISSN
  • 0022-3751 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7793
OpenAlex
W2296196972
Cited by
109
References
70
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
Funders
KU Leuven
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
vagus nerve, gut-brain axis, intestinal immune tolerance, intestinal homeostasis, inflammatory bowel disease, neural circuits, neuroimmune interactions, gut microbiota, food antigens
MeSH terms
Animals, Central Nervous System, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Intestinal Mucosa, Neurons, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Cholinergic Agents

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