MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2024-- One of the major functions of the immune system is to – through antibodies – fight infections.
New findings from The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research bioelectronic medicine scientists show that neurons that help sense pain and prevent illness, called sensory neurons, play an important role in regulating the production of antibodies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.
businesswire.com/news/home/20240530511182/en/ The Feinstein Institutes’ Dr. Aisling Tynan and Dr.
Sangeeta Chavan led the study. (Credit: Feinstein Institutes) The study published today in the journal Bioelectronic Medicine — an open-access journal and part of BMC Springer Nature — reveals how activating specific nerves using light stimulation, known as optogenetic activation, results in increased antibody responses, and suggests the potential for neuromodulation to improve antibody responses to fight diseases. The preclinical study was led by Sangeeta Chavan, PhD , professor in the Feinstein Institutes’ Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine , in collaboration with Kevin Tracey, MD , president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes, and Aisling Tynan, PhD, research scientist in the Feinstein Institutes’ Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine .
“While we know the brain-body connection that affects inflammation and infection, we are learning how to harness our nervous system to treat disease,” said Dr. C.
