New insights into the mechanisms controlling neutrophil survival

Purpose of review: Neutrophil survival is regulated by a complex convergence of different pathways. The present review analyzes these pathways and discusses how neutrophil survival is modulated during the course of inflammatory reactions. Recent findings: Although apoptosis appears to be the predomi...

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Autores: Cabrini, Mercedes, Nahmod, Karen Amelia, Geffner, Jorge Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/67603
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/67603
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Apoptosis
Caspases
Extracellular Traps
Netosis
Neutrophils
Oxygen-Reactive Species
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Sumario:Purpose of review: Neutrophil survival is regulated by a complex convergence of different pathways. The present review analyzes these pathways and discusses how neutrophil survival is modulated during the course of inflammatory reactions. Recent findings: Although apoptosis appears to be the predominant cell death pathway in the neutrophil, recent data reveal that neutrophil survival is also regulated by a number of nonconventional pathways including NETosis, autophagic cell death, and other less characterized mechanisms. This supports an even more complex picture of the mechanisms involved in the regulation of neutrophil survival than previously thought. Summary: The control of neutrophil survival is central to homoeostasis and resolution of inflammation. Cell death is usually discussed dichotomously in terms of apoptosis or necrosis. There are two main pathways responsible for the stimulation of apoptosis; a death receptor pathway triggered by Fas, tumor necrosis factor α, and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and a mitochondrial pathway stimulated by a number of stressors such as DNA damage, growth factor deprivation, and chemotherapy drugs. Nonconventional pathways of neutrophil death include NETosis and autophagic cell death as well as a number of poorly characterized mechanisms. Understanding the integrated pathways responsible for the control of neutrophil survival holds therapeutic promise in infectious and inflammatory diseases.