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Abstract
Neutrophils are a critical element of host defence and are rapidly recruited to inflammatory sites. Such sites are frequently limited in oxygen and/or nutrient availability, presenting a metabolic challenge for infiltrating cells. Long believed to be uniquely dependent on glycolysis, it is now clear that neutrophils possess far greater metabolic plasticity than previously thought, with the capacity to generate energy stores and utilise extracellular proteins to fuel central carbon metabolism and biosynthetic activity. Out-with cellular energetics, metabolic programs have also been implicated in the production of neutrophils and their progenitors in the bone marrow compartment, activation of neutrophil anti-microbial responses, inflammatory and cell survival signalling cascades, and training of the innate immune response. Thus, understanding the mechanisms by which metabolic processes sustain changes in neutrophil effector functions and how these are subverted in disease states provides exciting new avenues for the treatment of dysfunctional neutrophilic inflammation which are lacking in clinical practice to date.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Immunological reviews |
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Publication status | Published - 3 Nov 2022 |
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Investigating the regulation of neutrophil protein synthesis and its role in inflammation to identify therapies for inflammatory lung disease
Watts, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/22 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Defining the interplay between hypoxia and metabolic adaptations of the innate immune response.
Walmsley, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research