C1qa Muscularis Macrophages Regulate Gastrointestinal Motility Through Close Association With Enteric Neurons

• M. D'Ambrosio,
• S. Ji,
• M. Eldesouki,
• S. Dahal,
• A. Mercado-Perez,
• A. Wegner,
• A. Beyder,
• E. Bigagli,
• C. Luceri,
• G. Farrugia,
• G. Cipriani

Affiliations

M. D'Ambrosio

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy

S. Ji

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

M. Eldesouki

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

S. Dahal

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

A. Mercado-Perez

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

A. Wegner

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

A. Beyder

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

E. Bigagli

Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy

C. Luceri

Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy

G. Farrugia

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

G. Cipriani

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Enteric Neuroscience Program (ENSP), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Correspondence: Address correspondence to: Gianluca Cipriani, PhD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 200 1st Street, Rochester, Minnesota 55901.