Acetylcholine-producing NK cells attenuate CNS inflammation via modulation of infiltrating monocytes/macrophages [Neuroscience]

The nonneural cholinergic system of immune cells is pivotal for the maintenance of immunological homeostasis. Here we demonstrate the expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and cholinergic enzymes in murine natural killer (NK) cells. The capacity for acetylcholine synthesis by NK cells increased markedly under inflammatory conditions such as experimental autoimmune...

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