This Review from Wellford and Moseman considers the unique immunology of the olfactory mucosa. The authors describe how stromal cells, innate immune cells and adaptive immune cells cooperate to defend the olfactory mucosa, protecting the host from potentially serious respiratory or neurotropic infections. They also discuss the relevance of olfactory mucosal immunology for the fields of vaccination and neurodegeneration.
- Sebastian A. Wellford
- E. Ashley Moseman