Neutrophils in Physiology and Pathology

Overview

Journal Annu Rev Pathol

Publisher Annual Reviews

Specialty Pathology

Date 2024 Jan 24

PMID 38265879

Authors

Alejandra Aroca-Crevillen

Tommaso Vicanolo

Samuel Ovadia

Andres Hidalgo

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Abstract

Infections, cardiovascular disease, and cancer are major causes of disease and death worldwide. Neutrophils are inescapably associated with each of these health concerns, by either protecting from, instigating, or aggravating their impact on the host. However, each of these disorders has a very different etiology, and understanding how neutrophils contribute to each of them requires understanding the intricacies of this immune cell type, including their immune and nonimmune contributions to physiology and pathology. Here, we review some of these intricacies, from basic concepts in neutrophil biology, such as their production and acquisition of functional diversity, to the variety of mechanisms by which they contribute to preventing or aggravating infections, cardiovascular events, and cancer. We also review poorly explored aspects of how neutrophils promote health by favoring tissue repair and discuss how discoveries about their basic biology inform the development of new therapeutic strategies.

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