The
immune
and
sensory
nervous
systems,
having
evolved
together,
use
a
shared
language
of
receptors
transmitters
to
maintain
homeostasis
by
responding
external
internal
disruptions.
Although
beneficial
in
many
cases,
neurons
can
exacerbate
inflammation
during
allergic
reactions,
such
as
asthma.
Our
research
modeled
asthma
aggravated
pollution,
exposing
mice
ambient
PM
2.5
particles
ovalbumin.
This
exposure
significantly
increased
bronchoalveolar
lavage
fluid
neutrophils
γδ
T
cells
compared
ovalbumin
alone.
We
normalized
airway
lung
neutrophil
levels
silencing
nociceptor
at
inflammation’s
peak
using
intranasal
QX-314
or
ablating
TRPV1-expressing
neurons.
Additionally,
we
observed
heightened
sensitivity
chemical-sensing
TRPA1
channels
from
pollution-exacerbated
asthmatic
mice.
Elevated
artemin
were
detected
the
pollution-exposed
mice,
with
normalizing
ablated
Upon
particles,
alveolar
macrophages
expressing
pollution-sensing
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptors,
identified
source
artemin.
molecule
enhanced
responsiveness
influx,
providing
novel
mechanism
which
lung-innervating
respond
air
pollution
suggesting
potential
therapeutic
target
for
controlling
neutrophilic
asthma,
clinically
intractable
condition.
Growing
wildfire
smoke
represents
a
substantial
threat
to
air
quality
and
human
health.
However,
the
impact
of
on
health
remains
imprecisely
understood
due
uncertainties
in
both
measurement
exposure
population
dose-response
functions
linking
Here,
we
compare
daily
smoke-related
surface
fine
particulate
matter
(PM
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
ABSTRACT
The
immune
and
sensory
nervous
systems,
having
evolved
together,
use
a
shared
language
of
receptors
transmitters
to
maintain
homeostasis
by
responding
external
internal
disruptions.
Although
beneficial
in
many
cases,
neurons
can
exacerbate
inflammation
during
allergic
reactions,
such
as
asthma.
Our
research
modeled
asthma
aggravated
pollution,
exposing
mice
ambient
PM
2.5
particles
ovalbumin.
This
exposure
significantly
increased
bronchoalveolar
lavage
fluid
neutrophils
γδ
T
cells
compared
ovalbumin
alone.
We
normalized
airway
lung
neutrophil
levels
silencing
nociceptor
at
inflammation’s
peak
using
intranasal
QX-314
or
ablating
TRPV1-expressing
neurons.
Additionally,
we
observed
heightened
sensitivity
chemical-sensing
TRPA1
channels
from
pollution-exacerbated
asthmatic
mice.
Elevated
artemin
were
detected
the
pollution-exposed
mice,
with
normalizing
ablated
Upon
particles,
alveolar
macrophages
expressing
pollution-sensing
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptors,
identified
source
artemin.
molecule
enhanced
responsiveness
influx,
providing
novel
mechanism
which
lung-innervating
respond
air
pollution
suggesting
potential
therapeutic
target
for
controlling
neutrophilic
asthma,
clinically
intractable
condition.
The
immune
and
sensory
nervous
systems,
having
evolved
together,
use
a
shared
language
of
receptors
transmitters
to
maintain
homeostasis
by
responding
external
internal
disruptions.
Although
beneficial
in
many
cases,
neurons
can
exacerbate
inflammation
during
allergic
reactions,
such
as
asthma.
Our
research
modeled
asthma
aggravated
pollution,
exposing
mice
ambient
PM
2.5
particles
ovalbumin.
This
exposure
significantly
increased
bronchoalveolar
lavage
fluid
neutrophils
γδ
T
cells
compared
ovalbumin
alone.
We
normalized
airway
lung
neutrophil
levels
silencing
nociceptor
at
inflammation’s
peak
using
intranasal
QX-314
or
ablating
TRPV1-expressing
neurons.
Additionally,
we
observed
heightened
sensitivity
chemical-sensing
TRPA1
channels
from
pollution-exacerbated
asthmatic
mice.
Elevated
artemin
were
detected
the
pollution-exposed
mice,
with
normalizing
ablated
Upon
particles,
alveolar
macrophages
expressing
pollution-sensing
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptors,
identified
source
artemin.
molecule
enhanced
responsiveness
influx,
providing
novel
mechanism
which
lung-innervating
respond
air
pollution
suggesting
potential
therapeutic
target
for
controlling
neutrophilic
asthma,
clinically
intractable
condition.
The
immune
and
sensory
nervous
systems,
having
evolved
together,
use
a
shared
language
of
receptors
transmitters
to
maintain
homeostasis
by
responding
external
internal
disruptions.
Although
beneficial
in
many
cases,
neurons
can
exacerbate
inflammation
during
allergic
reactions,
such
as
asthma.
Our
research
modeled
asthma
aggravated
pollution,
exposing
mice
ambient
PM
2.5
particles
ovalbumin.
This
exposure
significantly
increased
bronchoalveolar
lavage
fluid
neutrophils
γδ
T
cells
compared
ovalbumin
alone.
We
normalized
airway
lung
neutrophil
levels
silencing
nociceptor
at
inflammation’s
peak
using
intranasal
QX-314
or
ablating
TRPV1-expressing
neurons.
Additionally,
we
observed
heightened
sensitivity
chemical-sensing
TRPA1
channels
from
pollution-exacerbated
asthmatic
mice.
Elevated
artemin
were
detected
the
pollution-exposed
mice,
with
normalizing
ablated
Upon
particles,
alveolar
macrophages
expressing
pollution-sensing
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptors,
identified
source
artemin.
molecule
enhanced
responsiveness
influx,
providing
novel
mechanism
which
lung-innervating
respond
air
pollution
suggesting
potential
therapeutic
target
for
controlling
neutrophilic
asthma,
clinically
intractable
condition.