Perobelli SM, Galvani RG, Gonçalves-Silva T, Xavier CR, Nóbrega A, Bonomo A. Plasticity of neutrophils reveals modulatory capacity.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015;
48:665-75. [PMID:
26108096 PMCID:
PMC4541684 DOI:
10.1590/1414-431x20154524]
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Abstract
Neutrophils are widely known as proinflammatory cells associated with tissue damage
and for their early arrival at sites of infection, where they exert their phagocytic
activity, release their granule contents, and subsequently die. However, this view
has been challenged by emerging evidence that neutrophils have other activities and
are not so short-lived. Following activation, neutrophil effector functions include
production and release of granule contents, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and
neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Neutrophils have also been shown to produce a
wide range of cytokines that have pro- or anti-inflammatory activity, adding a
modulatory role for this cell, previously known as a suicide effector. The presence
of cytokines almost always implies intercellular modulation, potentially unmasking
interactions of neutrophils with other immune cells. In fact, neutrophils have been
found to help B cells and to modulate dendritic cell (DC), macrophage, and T-cell
activities. In this review, we describe some ways in which neutrophils influence the
inflammatory environment in infection, cancer, and autoimmunity, regulating both
innate and adaptive immune responses. These cells can switch phenotypes and exert
functions beyond cytotoxicity against invading pathogens, extending the view of
neutrophils beyond suicide effectors to include functions as regulatory and
suppressor cells.
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