Immunology: The Neuronal Pathway to Mucosal Immunity

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.025

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Volume 28, Issue 1, 8 January 2018, Pages R33-R36

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Type 2 immunity at mucosal surfaces is thought to be initiated by type 2 innate lymphoid cells. New studies report that these cells are themselves activated by the neuropeptide neuromedin U, produced by cholinergic neurons in the gut and in airways.

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