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ReviewCellular & molecular immunology2021

Uncovering the multifaceted roles played by neutrophils in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Cristina Tecchio, Marco Antonio Cassatella

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Review in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Analysis of loneliness and its related factors in patients undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  12. Dual roles of CD11bFrontiers in immunology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina TecchioDepartment of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. cristina.tecchio@univr.it.
Marco Antonio CassatellaDepartment of Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. marco.cassatella@univr.it.
University of Verona · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is a life-saving procedure used for the treatment of selected hematological malignancies, inborn errors of metabolism, and bone marrow failures. The role of neutrophils in alloHSCT has been traditionally evaluated only in the context of their ability to act as a first line of defense against infection. However, recent evidence has highlighted neutrophils as key effectors of innate and adaptive immune responses through a wide array of newly discovered functions. Accordingly, neutrophils are emerging as highly versatile cells that are able to acquire different, often opposite, functional capacities depending on the microenvironment and their differentiation status. Herein, we review the current knowledge on the multiple functions that neutrophils exhibit through the different stages of alloHSCT, from the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization in the donor to the immunological reconstitution that occurs in the recipient following HSC infusion. We also discuss the influence exerted on neutrophils by the immunosuppressive drugs delivered in the course of alloHSCT as part of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. Finally, the potential involvement of neutrophils in alloHSCT-related complications, such as transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA), acute and chronic GVHD, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation, is also discussed. Based on the data reviewed herein, the role played by neutrophils in alloHSCT is far greater than a simple antimicrobial role. However, much remains to be investigated in terms of the potential functions that neutrophils might exert during a highly complex procedure such as alloHSCT.

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AnimalsGraft vs Host DiseaseHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansNeutrophilsallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT)alloHSCT-associated complicationslow-density neutrophils (LDNs)neutrophilsnormal-density neutrophils (NDNs)

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PMID33203938
PMCPMC8115169
OpenAlexW3104820797

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