title: Pain-induced skin autoimmunity.
abstract: A recent paper published in Nature reports sensory nerve fibers in the skin that give local immune cells important instructions for the organization of an immune response; in this particular case the cooperation between the nervous and immune systems had disastrous consequences, namely an auto-destruction of the skin.
authors.affiliation: 1] Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research, Department of Neuroimmunology,Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung and University Medical Centre Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany [2] Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odoardi
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anatomy I, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neuhuber
authors.affiliation: 1] Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research, Department of Neuroimmunology,Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung and University Medical Centre Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany [2] Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flügel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D053759:Interleukin-23 / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D053759:Interleukin-23