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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

The Sweet-Side of Leukocytes: Galectins as Master Regulators of Neutrophil Function.

Brian S Robinson, Connie M Arthur, Birk Evavold, Ethan Roback, Nourine A Kamili, Caleb S Stowell, Mary L Vallecillo-Zúniga, Pam M Van Ry, Marcelo Dias-Baruffi, Richard D Cummings and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Galectins and Liver Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. The role of galectins in immunity and infection.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2023
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  17. Biomolecules · 2022
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  19. A roadmap for translational cancer glycoimmunology at single cell resolution.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2022
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  20. Evaluation of the Bactericidal Activity of Galectins.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Brian S RobinsonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Connie M ArthurDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Birk EvavoldDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Ethan RobackDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Nourine A KamiliDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Caleb S StowellDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Mary L Vallecillo-ZúnigaDepartment of Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States.
Pam M Van RyDepartment of Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States.
Marcelo Dias-BaruffiDepartment of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Richard D CummingsDepartment of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Sean R StowellDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Emory University · USBrigham Young University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008169 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GROSS, ROBERT E · 1987 to 2021
$20.3M
Examination of Innate Immunity Against Molecular MimicryDP5OD019892 · OD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STOWELL, SEAN R · 2014 to 2018
$2.2M
Integrating microbial glycan arrays with genomic sequences to study host microbe interactionsU01CA242109 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CUMMINGS, RICHARD D, STOWELL, SEAN R · 2019 to 2021
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA242109NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008169NIH HHS DP5 OD019892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among responders to microbial invasion, neutrophils represent one of the earliest and perhaps most important factors that contribute to initial host defense. Effective neutrophil immunity requires their rapid mobilization to the site of infection, which requires efficient extravasation, activation, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and eventual killing of potential microbial pathogens. Following pathogen elimination, neutrophils must be eliminated to prevent additional host injury and subsequent exacerbation of the inflammatory response. Galectins, expressed in nearly every tissue and regulated by unique sensitivity to oxidative and proteolytic inactivation, appear to influence nearly every aspect of neutrophil function. In this review, we will examine the impact of galectins on neutrophils, with a particular focus on the unique biochemical traits that allow galectin family members to spatially and temporally regulate neutrophil function.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAnimalsGalectinsHumansNeutrophilsGalectinsgalectinglycansglycoscienceinflammationneutrophil

Identifiers

PMID31440233
PMCPMC6693361
OpenAlexW2956584982

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