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ArticleNature communications2017

Neutrophil polarization by IL-27 as a therapeutic target for intracerebral hemorrhage.

Xiurong Zhao, Shun-Ming Ting, Chin-Hsuan Liu, Guanghua Sun, Marian Kruzel, Meaghan Roy-O'Reilly, Jaroslaw Aronowski

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers.

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111citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiurong ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Shun-Ming TingDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Chin-Hsuan LiuDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Guanghua SunDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Marian KruzelDepartment of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Meaghan Roy-O'ReillyDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Jaroslaw AronowskiDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. J.Aronowski@uth.tmc.edu.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Neutrophils in Recovery after ICHR01NS096308 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI ARONOWSKI, JAROSLAW · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Optimized lactoferrin for treatment of intracerebral hemorrhageR42NS090650 · NINDS · PHARMAREVIEW CORPORATION · PI ARONOWSKI, JAROSLAW, KRUZEL, MARIAN L · 2016 to 2017
$1.6M
Treatment of Ischemic Stroke in Aged Populations: Sex-Specific Targeting of the Neutrophil ResponseF30NS098628 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI ROY-O'REILLY, MEAGHAN A. · 2017 to 2019
$108k
NINDS NIH HHS F30 NS098628NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS096308NINDS NIH HHS R42 NS090650
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shortly after intracerebral hemorrhage, neutrophils infiltrate the intracerebral hemorrhage-injured brain. Once within the brain, neutrophils degranulate, releasing destructive molecules that may exacerbate brain damage. However, neutrophils also release beneficial molecules, including iron-scavenging lactoferrin that may limit hematoma/iron-mediated brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage. Here, we show that the immunoregulatory cytokine interleukin-27 is upregulated centrally and peripherally after intracerebral hemorrhage. Data from rodent models indicate that interleukin-27 modifies neutrophil maturation in the bone marrow, suppressing their production of pro-inflammatory/cytotoxic products while increasing their production of beneficial iron-scavenging molecules, including lactoferrin. Finally, interleukin-27 or lactoferrin administration results in reduced edema, enhanced hematoma clearance, and improved neurological outcomes in an animal model of intracerebral hemorrhage. These results suggest that interleukin-27/lactoferrin-mediated modulations of neutrophil function may represent a therapeutically viable concept for the modification of neutrophils toward a "beneficial" phenotype for the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage.Neutrophils are important modulators of tissue damage after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), but how this function is regulated is not clear. Here, the authors show interleukin-27 promotes the tissue-protecting functions of neutrophils via, at least partly, the induction of lactoferrin to present a potential therapy for ICH.

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AnimalsAstrocytesBrain EdemaCells, CulturedCerebral CortexCerebral HemorrhageFlow CytometryInterleukin-27LactoferrinMiceMicrogliaNeuronsNeutrophil InfiltrationNeutrophilsOligodendrogliaRatsInterleukin-27LactoferrinSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID28928459
PMCPMC5605643
OpenAlexW2756335804

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