PMID- 38492673 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20240404 IS - 1097-6825 (Electronic) IS - 0091-6749 (Linking) DP - 2024 Mar 15 TI - Interactions between skin-resident dendritic and Langerhans cells and pain-sensing neurons. LID - S0091-6749(24)00270-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.006 [doi] AB - Various immune cells in the skin contribute to its function as a first line of defense against infection and disease, and the skin's dense innervation by pain-sensing sensory neurons protects the host against injury or damage signals. Dendritic cells (DCs) are a heterogeneous population of cells that link the innate immune response to the adaptive response by capturing, processing, and presenting antigens to promote T-cell differentiation and activation. DCs are abundant across peripheral tissues, including the skin, where they are found in the dermis and epidermis. Langerhans cells (LCs) are a DC subset located only in the epidermis; both populations of cells can migrate to lymph nodes to contribute to broad immune responses. Dermal DCs and LCs are found in close apposition with sensory nerve fibers in the skin and express neurotransmitter receptors, allowing them to communicate directly with the peripheral nervous system. Thus, neuroimmune signaling between DCs and/or LCs and sensory neurons can modulate physiologic and pathophysiologic pathways, including immune cell regulation, host defense, allergic response, homeostasis, and wound repair. Here, we summarize the latest discoveries on DC- and LC-neuron interaction with neurons while providing an overview of gaps and areas not previously explored. Understanding the interactions between these 2 defence systems may provide key insight into developing therapeutic targets for treating diseases such as psoriasis, neuropathic pain, and lupus. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wilcox, Natalie C AU - Wilcox NC AD - Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Taheri, Golnar AU - Taheri G AD - Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Halievski, Katherine AU - Halievski K AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Talbot, Sebastien AU - Talbot S AD - Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Silva, Jaqueline R AU - Silva JR AD - Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Ghasemlou, Nader AU - Ghasemlou N AD - Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: nader.ghasemlou@queensu.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240315 PL - United States TA - J Allergy Clin Immunol JT - The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology JID - 1275002 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atopic diseases OT - dermatitis OT - neuroinflammation OT - neuropeptides OT - nociceptor OT - peripheral nervous system OT - psoriasis OT - sensory neuron OT - skin COIS- Disclosure statement Supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (#PJT173288 and PJT148980 to N.G.), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (#RGPIN-05604 to N.G.), and Canada Foundation for Innovation (#34890 to N.G.). Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no relevant conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2024/03/17 00:42 MHDA- 2024/03/17 00:42 CRDT- 2024/03/16 20:27 PHST- 2023/12/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/03/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/17 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/17 00:42 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/16 20:27 [entrez] AID - S0091-6749(24)00270-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.006 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Mar 15:S0091-6749(24)00270-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.006.