Title |
Metabolic Regulation of Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Tissue Protection—Linking the Nutritional State to Barrier Immunity
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Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, December 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01742 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Christoph Wilhelm, Schekufe Kharabi Masouleh, Alexander Kazakov |
Abstract |
Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are a recently described group of tissue-resident immune cells that play essential roles in maintaining and protecting the tissue barrier against invading pathogens. Extensive research has revealed that ILC-mediated immune responses are controlled by dietary components and metabolites. An additional role of ILC as important direct regulators of host metabolism and glucose tolerance is emerging. This suggests that ILC may act as key dietary sensors integrating nutritional and metabolic stress to facilitate both maintenance of barrier sites and a coordinated immune response protecting these tissues. In this respect, investigations have begun to determine how different ILC responses are metabolically fueled and the impact of nutrient availability on the regulation of ILC function. Here, we discuss the current literature concerning dietary and metabolic control of ILC. In particular, we address whether the dietary and metabolic control of ILC and their simultaneous influence on host metabolism may function as a coordinated program of barrier defense. |
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