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The Pulmonary Neuroepithelial Body Microenvironment : A Multifunctional Unit in the Airway Epithelium / / by Inge Brouns, Line Verckist, Isabel Pintelon, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Dirk Adriaensen



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Titolo: The Pulmonary Neuroepithelial Body Microenvironment : A Multifunctional Unit in the Airway Epithelium / / by Inge Brouns, Line Verckist, Isabel Pintelon, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Dirk Adriaensen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021
Edizione: 1st ed. 2021.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVIII, 99 p. 22 illus., 21 illus. in color.)
Disciplina: 612.8
Soggetto topico: Neurosciences
Physiology
Neurochemistry
Respiratory organs - Diseases
Neuroscience
Pneumology
Nervis
Aparell respiratori
Cèl·lules mare
Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
Nota di contenuto: Pulmonary sensory receptors -- The pulmonary NEB ME is a complex intraepithelial unit -- Studying the pulmonary NEB ME: a multidisciplinary approach -- Functional exploration of the pulmonary NEB ME -- Concluding remarks and future perspectives -- References -- ADDENDUM.
Sommario/riassunto: This monograph sheds new light on pulmonary sensory receptors. Diving into the pulmonary microenvironment, the book focuses on the role of pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs) as potential receptors and effectors, able to store and release neurotransmitters. It explores NEBs as potential stem cell niche and highlights the multidisciplinary approach taken to identify and study NEBs, including functional morphological investigation, live cell imaging, genetic models, and laser microdissection combined with gene expression analysis. Complexly organized NEBs are an integral part of the intrapulmonary airway epithelium of all air-breathing vertebrates. For decades a quest has been going on to unravel the functional significance of these intriguing structures that appear to be modified in the course of many pulmonary diseases. The NEB microenvironment (ME) is composed of organoid clusters of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs) that are able to store and release neurotransmitters and are closely contacted by extensive nerve terminals, emphasizing a potential receptor/effector role and probable signalling to the central nervous system. PNECs are largely shielded from the airway lumen by a special type of Clara cells, the Clara-like cells, with potential stem cell characteristics. So far, functional studies of the pulmonary NEB ME revealed that PNECs can be activated by various mechanical and chemical stimuli, resulting in a calcium-mediated release of neurotransmitters. In the past decades, a number of publications have exposed NEBs as potential hypoxia sensors. Recent experimental evidence unveiled that the NEB ME is a quiescent stem cell niche in healthy postnatal lungs, and silencing may involve bone morphogenetic protein signalling mediated by vagal afferents. Only an integrated approach that takes all current information into account will be able to explain the full role of the pulmonary NEB ME in health and disease. This highly informative and carefully presented book, provides insights for researchers, PhD students with an interest in (bio)medical and veterinary science, especially in the field of the autonomic innervation of the lung, chemo-and mechanoreceptors.
Titolo autorizzato: The Pulmonary Neuroepithelial Body Microenvironment  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-030-65817-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, . 2192-7065 ; ; 233