Neutrophil chemoattractant receptors in health and disease: double-edged swords

M Metzemaekers, M Gouwy, P Proost - Cellular & molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Neutrophils are frontline cells of the innate immune system. These effector leukocytes are
equipped with intriguing antimicrobial machinery and consequently display high cytotoxic …

Expression, role, and regulation of neutrophil Fcγ receptors

Y Wang, F Jönsson - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils are best known for their critical role in host defense, for which they utilize
multiple innate immune mechanisms, including microbe-associated pattern recognition …

Neutrophils in psoriasis

CC Chiang, WJ Cheng, M Korinek, CY Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils are the most abundant innate immune cells. The pathogenic roles of neutrophils
are related to chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Psoriasis is a chronic …

Myeloperoxidase: regulation of neutrophil function and target for therapy

SA Rizo-Téllez, M Sekheri, JG Filep - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neutrophils, the most abundant white blood cells in humans, are critical for host defense
against invading pathogens. Equipped with an array of antimicrobial molecules, neutrophils …

Studying neutrophil function in vitro: cell models and environmental factors

M Blanter, M Gouwy, S Struyf - Journal of inflammation research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cell type in the blood and constitute the first line
of defense against invading pathogens. Despite their important role in many diseases, they …

Roles of neutrophil granule proteins in orchestrating inflammation and immunity

A Othman, M Sekheri, JG Filep - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neutrophil granulocytes form the first line of host defense against invading pathogens and
tissue injury. They are rapidly recruited from the blood to the affected sites, where they …

Neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis: breaking immune tolerance and fueling disease

LJ O'Neil, MJ Kaplan - Trends in molecular medicine, 2019 - cell.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune disease, is characterized by a highly
coordinated inflammatory response that involves innate and adaptive immunity. One of the …

The role of neutrophils in rheumatic disease-associated vascular inflammation

L Wang, R Luqmani, IA Udalova - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2022 - nature.com
Vascular pathologies underpin and intertwine autoimmune rheumatic diseases and
cardiovascular conditions, and atherosclerosis is increasingly recognized as the leading …

Autophagy in neutrophils: from granulopoiesis to neutrophil extracellular traps

P Skendros, I Mitroulis, K Ritis - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved intracellular degradation system aiming to
maintain cell homeostasis in response to cellular stress. At physiological states, basal or …

Methods for the assessment of NET formation: from neutrophil biology to translational research

M Stoimenou, G Tzoros, P Skendros… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several studies have indicated that a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, apart
from its role in host defense, can contribute to or drive pathogenesis in a wide range of …