Wheeze No More: Growing Out of Your Dopaminergic Nerves

Justinn Barr; Yujuan Su; Xin Sun

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2019.11.006

Wheeze No More: Growing Out of Your Dopaminergic Nerves

Immunity. 2019 Dec 17;51(6):977-979. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.11.006.

Authors

Justinn Barr¹, Yujuan Su¹, Xin Sun²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA; Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: xinsun@ucsd.edu.

PMID: 31851903
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.11.006

Abstract

In this issue of Immunity, Wang et al. identify a developmental transition of neural-immune interactions from postnatal to adult lung. Their findings implicate sympathetic nerve production of dopamine as a contributor to the susceptibility of children to allergen-induced asthmatic responses.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Allergens
Child
Dopamine*
Humans
Inflammation
Respiratory Sounds*
Sympathetic Nervous System

Substances

Allergens
Dopamine