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The neutrophil in vascular inflammation.

ABSTRACT: Here we focus on how neutrophils have a key regulatory role in vascular inflammation. Recent studies using advanced imaging techniques have yielded new insights into the mechanisms by which neutrophils contribute to defense against bacterial infections and also against sterile injury. In these settings, neutrophils are recruited by various mechanisms depending on the situation. We also describe how these processes may be disrupted in systemic infections, with a particular emphasis on mouse models of sepsis. Neutrophils are often immobilized in the lungs and liver during systemic infections, and this immobilization may be a mechanism through which bacteria can evade the innate immune response or allow neutrophils to form neutrophil extracellular traps that trap and kill bacteria in blood. The platelet is also an important player in sepsis, and we describe how it collaborates with neutrophils in the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps.

SUBMITTER: Phillipson M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7095830 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The neutrophil in vascular inflammation.

Phillipson Mia M Kubes Paul P

Nature medicine 20111107 11

Here we focus on how neutrophils have a key regulatory role in vascular inflammation. Recent studies using advanced imaging techniques have yielded new insights into the mechanisms by which neutrophils contribute to defense against bacterial infections and also against sterile injury. In these settings, neutrophils are recruited by various mechanisms depending on the situation. We also describe how these processes may be disrupted in systemic infections, with a particular emphasis on mouse model ...[more]

PMID: 22064428

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The neutrophil in vascular inflammation.

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The neutrophil in vascular inflammation.

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