Neuromodulation by the immune system: a focus on cytokines

AF Salvador, KA de Lima, J Kipnis - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Interactions between the immune system and the nervous system have been described
mostly in the context of diseases. More recent studies have begun to reveal how certain …

[HTML][HTML] The meningeal lymphatic system: a new player in neurophysiology

S Da Mesquita, Z Fu, J Kipnis - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The nature of fluid dynamics within the brain parenchyma is a focus of intensive research. Of
particular relevance is its participation in diseases associated with protein accumulation and …

[HTML][HTML] Mucosal fungi promote gut barrier function and social behavior via Type 17 immunity

I Leonardi, IH Gao, WY Lin, M Allen, XV Li, WD Fiers… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fungal communities (the mycobiota) are an integral part of the gut microbiota, and the
disruption of their integrity contributes to local and gut-distal pathologies. Yet, the …

Meningeal γδ T cells regulate anxiety-like behavior via IL-17a signaling in neurons

K Alves de Lima, J Rustenhoven, S Da Mesquita… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-17a has been highly conserved during evolution of the vertebrate
immune system and widely studied in contexts of infection and autoimmunity. Studies …

Social anxiety disorder-associated gut microbiota increases social fear

NL Ritz, M Brocka, MI Butler… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a crippling psychiatric disorder characterized by intense
fear or anxiety in social situations and their avoidance. However, the underlying biology of …

Meningeal immunity and its function in maintenance of the central nervous system in health and disease

K Alves de Lima, J Rustenhoven… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Neuroimmunology, albeit a relatively established discipline, has recently sparked numerous
exciting findings on microglia, the resident macrophages of the central nervous system …

A metabolite-triggered tuft cell-ILC2 circuit drives small intestinal remodeling

C Schneider, CE O'Leary, J von Moltke, HE Liang… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The small intestinal tuft cell-ILC2 circuit mediates epithelial responses to intestinal helminths
and protists by tuft cell chemosensory-like sensing and IL-25-mediated activation of lamina …

Meningeal γδ T cell–derived IL-17 controls synaptic plasticity and short-term memory

M Ribeiro, HC Brigas, M Temido-Ferreira… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The notion of “immune privilege” of the brain has been revised to accommodate its
infiltration, at steady state, by immune cells that participate in normal neurophysiology …

IL-17a promotes sociability in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders

MD Reed, YS Yim, RD Wimmer, H Kim, C Ryu… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A subset of children with autism spectrum disorder appear to show an improvement in their
behavioural symptoms during the course of a fever, a sign of systemic inflammation,. Here …

IL-17 triggers the onset of cognitive and synaptic deficits in early stages of Alzheimer's disease

HC Brigas, M Ribeiro, JE Coelho, R Gomes… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Neuroinflammation in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related mouse models has
been recognized for decades, but the contribution of the recently described meningeal …