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ReviewJournal of immunology research2018

Neutrophils in Tissue Trauma of the Skin, Bone, and Lung: Two Sides of the Same Coin.

A Kovtun, D A C Messerer, K Scharffetter-Kochanek, M Huber-Lang, A Ignatius

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

A KovtunInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Trauma Research Center Ulm, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
D A C MessererInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology (ITI), Trauma Research Center Ulm, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
K Scharffetter-KochanekDepartment of Dermatology and Allergic Diseases, Trauma Research Center Ulm, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
M Huber-LangInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology (ITI), Trauma Research Center Ulm, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2359-6516
A IgnatiusInstitute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Trauma Research Center Ulm, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4782-1979

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following severe tissue injury, patients are exposed to various danger- and microbe-associated molecular patterns, which provoke a strong activation of the neutrophil defense system. Neutrophils trigger and modulate the initial posttraumatic inflammatory response and contribute critically to subsequent repair processes. However, severe trauma can affect central neutrophil functions, including circulation half-life, chemokinesis, phagocytosis, cytokine release, and respiratory burst. Alterations in neutrophil biology may contribute to trauma-associated complications, including immune suppression, sepsis, multiorgan dysfunction, and disturbed tissue regeneration. Furthermore, there is evidence that neutrophil actions depend on the quality of the initial stimulus, including trauma localization and severity, the micromilieu in the affected tissue, and the patient's overall inflammatory status. In the present review, we describe the effects of severe trauma on the neutrophil phenotype and dysfunction and the consequences for tissue repair. We particularly concentrate on the role of neutrophils in wound healing, lung injury, and bone fractures, because these are the most frequently affected tissues in severely injured patients.

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AnimalsBone and BonesCytokinesFractures, BoneHumansLungNeutrophil ActivationNeutrophilsOxidative StressPhagocytosisSepsisSkinWound HealingWounds and InjuriesCytokines

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PMID29850639
PMCPMC5937416

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