Abstract
Neutrophils are an essential component of the innate immune response and a major contributor to inflammation. Consequently, neutrophil homeostasis in the blood is highly regulated. Neutrophil number in the blood is determined by the balance between neutrophil production in the bone marrow and release from the bone marrow to blood with neutrophil clearance from the circulation. This review will focus on mechanisms regulating neutrophil release from the bone marrow. In particular, recent data demonstrating a central role for the chemokines CXCL12 and CXCL2 in regulating neutrophil egress from the bone marrow will be discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1415-1423 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2012 |
Keywords
- CXCL1
- CXCL12 (stromal derived factor-1; SDF-1)
- CXCL2
- CXCR2
- CXCR4
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
- Leukocyte trafficking
- Neutrophils
- WHIM syndrome