title: A new edge to immune surveillance by the neural system.
abstract: A recent paper published in Nature demonstrates a multifaceted relation between enteric glial cells (EGC), intestinal epithelia, and ILC3, via the EGC release of neurotrophic factors, a structurally related group of ligands within the TGF-β superfamily of signaling molecules and IL-22 produced by ILC3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jochem H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bernink
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hergen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spits
authors.affiliation: Tytgat Institute for liver and intestinal research, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wouter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: de Jonge
mesh_terms: D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008214:Lymphocytes; D009457:Neuroglia; D009474:Neurons; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents