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ArticleJournal of leukocyte biology2011

TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) regulates inflammatory neutrophil apoptosis and enhances resolution of inflammation.

Emmet E McGrath, Helen M Marriott, Allan Lawrie, Sheila E Francis, Ian Sabroe, Stephen A Renshaw, David H Dockrell, Moira K B Whyte

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Article in Journal of leukocyte biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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87 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emmet E McGrathAcademic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Helen M Marriott
Allan Lawrie
Sheila E Francis
Ian Sabroe
Stephen A Renshaw
David H Dockrell
Moira K B Whyte
University of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0601481Medical Research Council G0701932Medical Research Council G0800318Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 075776Wellcome Trust 076945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel therapeutics targeting neutrophilic inflammation are a major unmet clinical need in acute and chronic inflammation. The timely induction of neutrophil apoptosis is critical for inflammation resolution, and it is thought that acceleration of apoptosis may facilitate resolution at inflammatory sites. We previously demonstrated that a death receptor ligand, TRAIL, accelerates neutrophil apoptosis in vitro. We examined the role of TRAIL in neutrophil-dominant inflammation in WT and TRAIL-deficient mice. TRAIL deficiency did not alter constitutive neutrophil apoptosis, whereas exogenous TRAIL accelerated apoptosis of murine peripheral blood neutrophils. We compared TRAIL-deficient and WT mice in two independent models of neutrophilic inflammation: bacterial LPS-induced acute lung injury and zymosan-induced peritonitis. In both models, TRAIL-deficient mice had an enhanced inflammatory response with increased neutrophil numbers and reduced neutrophil apoptosis. Correction of TRAIL deficiency and supraphysiological TRAIL signaling using exogenous protein enhanced neutrophil apoptosis and reduced neutrophil numbers in both inflammatory models with no evidence of effects on other cell types. These data indicate the potential therapeutic benefit of TRAIL in neutrophilic inflammation.

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AnimalsApoptosisInflammationLipopolysaccharidesLung DiseasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeutrophilsPeritonitisSignal TransductionTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandLipopolysaccharidesTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand

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PMID21562052
PMCPMC3644175
OpenAlexW2152194222

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