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ReviewJournal of cell death2014

Regulation of human neutrophil apoptosis and lifespan in health and disease.

Jenna M McCracken, Lee-Ann H Allen

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Review in Journal of cell death, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 159 papers.

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159citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

159 citing papers in PubMed, 278 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Dysregulation of neutrophil in sepsis: recent insights and advances.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jenna M McCrackenInflammation Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. ; Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Lee-Ann H AllenInflammation Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. ; Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. ; Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. ; Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Studies of the capsular-like antigen of F. tularensisP01AI044642 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI NAUSEEF, WILLIAM M. · 1999 to 2014
$18.2M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007337 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEYER, PAMELA K., LENTZ, STEVEN R · 1985 to 2020
$15.9M
TRAINING IN MECHANISMS OF PARASITISMT32AI007511 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BUTLER, NOAH SULLIVAN, WEBER, MARY · 1996 to 2025
$8.1M
Inhibition of human neutrophil function by Francisella tularensisR01AI073835 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ALLEN, LEE-ANN H · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
Dysregulation of the inflammatory response by Francisella tularensisI01BX002108 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ALLEN, LEE-ANN H · 2013 to 2023
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BLRD VA I01 BX002108NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI044642NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI073835NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007511NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils (also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes, PMNs) are the most abundant white blood cells in humans and play a central role in innate host defense. Another distinguishing feature of PMNs is their short lifespan. Specifically, these cells survive for less than 24 hours in the bloodstream and are inherently pre-programed to die by constitutive apoptosis. Recent data indicate that this process is regulated by intracellular signaling and changes in gene expression that define an "apoptosis differentiation program." Infection typically accelerates neutrophil turnover, and as such, phagocytosis-induced cell death (PICD) and subsequent clearance of the corpses by macrophages are essential for control of infection and resolution of the inflammatory response. Herein we reprise recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of neutrophil apoptosis with a focus on regulatory factors and pathway intermediates that are specific to this cell type. In addition, we summarize mechanisms whereby perturbation of PMN death contributes directly to the pathogenesis of many infectious and inflammatory disease states.

Indexed as

apoptosis differentiation programBaxcaspasesconstitutive apoptosisextrinsic pathwaygene expressionintracellular signalingintrinsic pathwayMcl-1pathogenPCNAphagocytosis-induced cell death

Identifiers

PMID25278783
PMCPMC4167320
OpenAlexW2073821065

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