We congratulate winners of Physiological Reports Presentation Awards! Awarded at Anatomy-Physiology-Pharmacology Week, held 17-19 March 2025 in Chiba, Japan. From left: Yuki Takamura, Nagoya City Univ.; Qi Yang, Osaka Univ.; Yo Ito, Univ. of Tokyo @physoc.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social

Now online! Channel synapse mediates neurotransmission of airway protective chemoreflexes

Channel synapse mediates neurotransmission of airway protective chemoreflexes

Soma et al. identify pathways for airway protective reflexes of swallowing and respiratory expulsion in mice, driven by rare subsets of chemosensory epithelial cells in the hypopharynx and larynx, with channel synapses for neurotransmission to vagal nerves, which contribute to allergic hyperresponsivity.

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✨New paper from my lab out now in @cp-cell.bsky.social! We identified pathways for airway protective reflexes—swallowing and coughing—in mice, driven by rare throat chemosensory cells that signal vagal nerves via channel synapses. cell.com/cell/fulltex...