Mapping the Central and Peripheral Projections of Lung Innervating Sensory Neurons
Su, Y.; Barr, J.; Jaquish, A.; Xu, J.; Verheyden, J. M.; Sun, X.
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While best known as the gas exchange organ, the lung is also critical for sensing and responding to the aerosol environment in part through interaction with the nervous system. The rich diversity of lung innervating neurons remains poorly understood. Here, we interrogated the cell body location, projection pattern and targets of lung-innervating sensory neurons. Retrograde tracing from the lung labeled neurons primarily in the vagal ganglia, in a spatially distributed population expressing markers including Vglut2, Trpv1, Tac1, Calb1 or Piezo2. Centrally, they project to the nucleus of the solitary tract in the brainstem. Peripherally, they project along the branching airways and terminate on airway smooth muscles, vasculature including lymphatics, and selected alveoli. Notably, a discrete population of Calb1+ neurons preferentially innervate pulmonary neuroendocrine cells, a demonstrated airway sensor population. This comprehensive illustration of the properties of lung innervating sensory neurons serves as a foundation for understanding their function in lung.
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