abstract：:Transition metals, including zinc, are essential to all living organisms. They are also toxic in high amounts, and their intracellular concentration must be tightly regulated. In this edition of JLB, Stocks et al. report that the zinc transporter, ZnT1 (SLC30A1) is induced by TLR4 activation in Mϕs, in which it contri...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Neyrolles O

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) in infant immune ontogeny is unknown. Here, we evaluated MDSC frequency and relationship with infant vaccine responses throughout the first year of life in a prospective cohort study. Ninety-one South African infant-mother pairs were enrolled at delivery, and blood s...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kidzeru E,Gasper MA,Shao D,Edlefsen PT,Lejarcegui N,Havyarimana E,Urdahl K,Gantt S,Horton H,Jaspan H,Gervassi A

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to find the role of LncRNA SNHG12 in the regulation of hypertensive vascular endothelial injury. LncRNA SNHG12 and miR-25-3p expression were detected by quantitative RT-PCR. Protein levels of Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6), endothelial cell (EC) senescence markers p16 and p21, and EC marker CD31 wer...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Qian W,Zheng ZQ,Nie JG,Liu LJ,Meng XZ,Sun H,Xiao FM,Kang T

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:An important mediator of inflammation is prostaglandin E2 (PGE2 ), whose levels are determined by the activity of the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX). Of the two isoforms of the enzyme, COX-2 has been shown to be induced in macrophages during inflammation. Although general COX inhibitors, belonging to the class of nonster...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Akter S,Sharma RK,Sharma S,Rastogi S,Fiebich BL,Akundi RS

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Antagonism of ROS signaling can inhibit cell apoptosis and autophagy, thus favoring the maintenance and expansion of hematopoietic stem cells. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA), a small antioxidant molecule, affects cell apoptosis by lowering the ROS level. In this study, we show that ALA promoted production of human pluripoten...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Dong Y,Bai J,Zhang Y,Zhou Y,Pan X,Li X,Zhou Q,Chen Y,Lai M,Mao B,Bian G,Feng J,Xie F,Chen B,Nakahata T,Zhang Y,Ma F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed that aloe emodin (AE), a natural compound from the root and rhizome of Rheum palmatum L., exhibits significant pharmacologic activities. However, the pharmacologic relevance of the compound, particularly for cardiovascular disease, remains largely unknown. Here, we hypothesized that AE cou...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Zhang Y,Song Z,Huang S,Zhu L,Liu T,Shu H,Wang L,Huang Y,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) increase in tuberculosis (TB) and may be targets for host-directed therapy (HDT). In this study, we use flow cytometry to analyze the effects of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (COX-2i) on monocytic (M)-MDSCs in blood from TB patients attending a clinical trial of COX-2i. The effec...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Jøntvedt Jørgensen M,Jenum S,Tonby K,Mortensen R,Walzl G,Du Plessis N,Dyrhol-Riise AM

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are quickly recruited to tissues in response to proinflammatory cues; however, little is known about tissue neutrophil phenotypes in health. We employ a multicolor flow cytometric approach to assess surface markers of activation on neutrophils from the bone marrow, blood, peritoneum, spleen, liver, fat, co...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Chadwick JW,Fine N,Khoury W,Tasevski N,Sun CX,Boroumand P,Klip A,Glogauer M

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of using immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat cancers implies that inhibiting an immunosuppressive cytokine, such as TGF-β2, could be a strategy to develop novel adjuvants for microbial vaccines. To develop nucleic acid based TGF-β2 inhibitors, we designed three antisense oligonucleotides, designated as T...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tu L,Sun X,Yang L,Zhang T,Zhang X,Li X,Dong B,Liu Y,Yang M,Wang L,Yu Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussion on targeting LXR and PPAR agonists as therapeutic alternatives to ustekinumab therapy in LAD-1. ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cooper KN,Bagaitkar J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that afflicts over 30 million individuals in the United States and over 300 million individuals worldwide. The inflammatory response in the airways is often characterized by the analysis of sputum, which contains multiple types of cells including neutrophils, mac...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Stewart E,Wang X,Chupp GL,Montgomery RR

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized particles that have emerged as mediators for intercellular communication in physiologic and pathologic conditions. EVs carry signaling information on their bilipid membrane as well as cargo within, allowing them to perform a wide range of biologic processes and contribute to ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lam KCK,Lam MKN,Chim CS,Chan GCF,Li JCB

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling through chemokine receptor, C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) regulates essential processes in normal physiology, including embryogenesis, tissue repair, angiogenesis, and trafficking of immune cells. Tumors co-opt many of these fundamental processes to directly stimulate proliferation, invasion, and m...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Luker GD,Yang J,Richmond A,Scala S,Festuccia C,Schottelius M,Wester HJ,Zimmermann J

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (eCIRP) is a damage-associated molecular pattern. Neutrophils present in the mononuclear cell fraction of Ficoll gradient separation are called low-density neutrophils (LDNs). Here we report the novel role of eCIRP on LDNs' heterogeneity in sepsis. Sepsis was induced in...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Takizawa S,Murao A,Ochani M,Aziz M,Wang P

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is aberrantly expressed or mutated in multiple types of cancer cells and plays an oncogenic role in tumorigenesis and development in most cancers. Results from pilot clinical studies have implied that EZH2 inhibitors have therapeutic potential against some cancers. However, the exact...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Shao FF,Chen BJ,Wu GQ

更新日期：2020-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils were classically described as powerful effectors of acute inflammation, and their main purpose was assumed to be restricted to pathogen killing through production of oxidants. As consequence, neutrophils also may lead to significant collateral damage to the healthy tissues, and after performing these tasks...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Mattos MS,Lopes ME,de Araujo AM,Alvarenga DM,Nakagaki BN,Mafra K,de Miranda CDM,Diniz AB,Antunes MM,Lopes MAF,Rezende RM,Menezes GB

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune exhaustion in T cells significantly impacts their ability to control malignancies and infections, and its discovery has led to revolutionary therapies for cancer in the form of checkpoint blockade. NK cells, like T cells, are lymphocytes that recognize virally infected and malignantly transformed cells. However...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Merino AM,Kim H,Miller JS,Cichocki F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone destruction in inflammatory osteolytic diseases including periodontitis is related to excessive activity of osteoclasts (OC), which originate from precursor cells of the myeloid lineage, termed osteoclast precursors (OCP). In contrast to ample knowledge that we currently have on mature OC, little is known about O...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Zhao Y,Li Z,Su L,Ballesteros-Tato A,Katz J,Michalek SM,Feng X,Zhang P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines play a crucial role in combating microbial infection by recruiting blood neutrophils to infected tissue. In mice, the chemokines Cxcl1/KC and Cxcl2/MIP2 fulfill this role. Cxcl1 and Cxcl2 exist as monomers and dimers, and exert their function by activating the Cxcr2 receptor and binding glycosaminoglycans (...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Sawant KV,Sepuru KM,Lowry E,Penaranda B,Frevert CW,Garofalo RP,Rajarathnam K

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:ICAM-1 is a cell surface glycoprotein and an adhesion receptor that is best known for regulating leukocyte recruitment from circulation to sites of inflammation. However, in addition to vascular endothelial cells, ICAM-1 expression is also robustly induced on epithelial and immune cells in response to inflammatory sti...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bui TM,Wiesolek HL,Sumagin R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are crucial for initial control of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) lung infection; however, as the infection progresses their persistence in the lungs becomes detrimental. Here we explored why the antimicrobial efficacy of PMNs declines over the course of infection. We found...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Siwapornchai N,Lee JN,Tchalla EYI,Bhalla M,Yeoh JH,Roggensack SE,Leong JM,Bou Ghanem EN

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is the major cause of hospital-acquired gastrointestinal infections in individuals following antibiotics treatment. The pathogenesis of C. difficile infection (CDI) is mediated mainly by the production of toxins that induce tissue damage and host inflammatory responses. While in...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hernández Del Pino RE,Barbero AM,Español LÁ,Morro LS,Pasquinelli V

更新日期：2020-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular histones have been implicated as a cause of tissue inflammatory injury in a variety of disorders including sepsis, lung, and liver diseases. However, little is known about their interactions with neutrophils and how this might contribute to injury. Here, it is shown that histone H4 acts as neutrophil act...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hsieh IN,Deluna X,White MR,Hartshorn KL

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils are traditionally associated with allergic and parasitic inflammation. More recently, eosinophils have also been shown to have roles in diverse processes including development, intestinal health, thymic selection, and B-cell survival with the majority of these insights being derived from murine models and ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Nguyen WNT,Jacobsen EA,Finney CAM,Colarusso P,Patel KD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in blood. From the circulation, they are quickly mobilized to sites of inflammation and/or infection. At the affected tissues, neutrophils display an impressive array of antimicrobial functions, including degranulation, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), phagocyto...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Rosales C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LPS has been widely used to induce inflammatory pain, attributing to production of inflammatory cytokines and sensitization of nociceptors. Paeoniflorin (PF) possesses anti-nociceptive property, but its effect on LPS-induced inflammatory pain has not been investigated. In this study, we aimed to investigate the analge...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yin N,Gao Q,Tao W,Chen J,Bi J,Ding F,Wang Z

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CXCL8 is the principal human neutrophil-attracting chemokine and a major mediator of inflammation. The chemokine exerts its neutrophil-chemotactic and neutrophil-activating activities via interaction with glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and activation of the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) CXCR1 and CXCR2. Natural CXCL8...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Metzemaekers M,Vandendriessche S,Berghmans N,Gouwy M,Proost P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients will respond to standard chemotherapy, however, resistance is a prevalent problem contributing to incomplete responses, refractory disease, and ultimately patient death. Therefore, choosing more sensitive and effective chemotherapy regimens is of key clinical impor...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lin L,Tong Y,Straube J,Zhao J,Gao Y,Bai P,Li J,Wang J,Wang H,Wang X,Huang S,Xu W,Song X,Li L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussion on Tregs that have anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties as an ideal therapeutic target to reduce fatal cardiovascular deaths following major noncardiac surgery. ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kyaw T,Bobik A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are immune sentinels and a driving force in both normal and pathological contexts of inflammation, with a prominent role in allergic hypersensitivities. Crosslinking of FcεRI by allergen-bound IgE Abs leads to mast cell degranulation, resulting in an early-phase response and release of newly synthesized pro...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yousef M,Crozier RWE,Hicks NJ,Watson CJF,Boyd T,Tsiani E,MacNeil AJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a powerful new technology allowing the analysis of transcriptomes from individual cell and is ideally suited to dissect immune cell heterogeneity. ScRNA-seq has already been applied to identify novel immune cell subsets, elaborate cellular differentiation trajectories, and elu...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Xu G,Liu Y,Li H,Liu L,Zhang S,Zhang Z

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of exogenous Abs targeting cell surface Ags has been widely used as an experimental approach to induce cell depletion or to inhibit receptor functionality. Moreover, Ab therapy is emerging as one of the mainstream strategies for cancer treatment. Previous studies on the mechanisms of Ab-mediated cell deple...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Sun D,Sun P,He S,Shi M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains the leading global cause of death from an infectious agent. Mycobacteria thrive within their host Mϕs and presently, there is no animal model that permits combined in vitro and in vivo study of mycobacteria-host Mϕ interactions. Mycoba...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Popovic M,Yaparla A,Paquin-Proulx D,Koubourli DV,Webb R,Firmani M,Grayfer L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secreted IgM (sIgM) is a multifunctional evolutionary conserved antibody that is critical for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis as well as the development of fully protective humoral responses to pathogens. Constitutive secretion of self- and polyreactive natural IgM, produced mainly by B-1 cells, provides a circu...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Blandino R,Baumgarth N

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussion on the impact of blood leukocytes accumulating at the borders of the central nervous system on the development of neuropathic pain. ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Pinho-Ribeiro FA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocytes are a large population of cells spread within most tissues in the body. These cells may be either sessile (called as resident cells) or circulating leukocytes, which travel long journeys inside the vessels during their lifespan. Although production and maturation of these leukocytes in adults primarily occu...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Mafra K,Nakagaki BN,Castro Oliveira HM,Rezende RM,Antunes MM,Menezes GB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system is armed with a broad range of receptors to detect and initiate the elimination of bacterial pathogens. Inflammasomes are molecular platforms that sense a diverse range of microbial insults to develop appropriate host response. In that context, noncanonical inflammasome arose as a sensor for Gram-neg...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gomes MTR,Cerqueira DM,Guimarães ES,Campos PC,Oliveira SC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play an important role in a wide variety of physiologic and pathologic processes. Plasticity and functional polarization are hallmarks of macrophages. Macrophages commonly exist in two distinct subsets: classically activated macrophages (M1) and alternatively activated macrophages (M2). M2b, a subtype of M...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Wang LX,Zhang SX,Wu HJ,Rong XL,Guo J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TLRs are a class of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that detect invading microbes by recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Upon PAMP engagement, TLRs activate a signaling cascade that leads to the production of inflammatory mediators. The localization of TLRs, either on the plasma membrane o...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Marongiu L,Gornati L,Artuso I,Zanoni I,Granucci F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many intracellular signals, such as host danger-associated molecules and bacterial toxins during infection, elicit inflammasome activation. However, the mechanical environment in tissues may also influence the sensitivity of various inflammasomes to activation. The cellular mechanical environment is determined by the ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Joshi H,Morley SC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00