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STAT4 is expressed in neutrophils and promotes antimicrobial immunity.
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- Effects of Schistosoma haematobium infection and treatment on the systemic and mucosal immune phenotype, gene expression and microbiome: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
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- STAT4-dependent regulation of neuroinflammation in atherosclerosis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Human seminal plasma suppresses neutrophil antimicrobial functions and promotes bacterial survival.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- Functional Involvement of Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription in the Pathogenesis of Influenza A Virus.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Investigating the Link betweenInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- An IL-23-STAT4 pathway is required for the proinflammatory function of classical dendritic cells during CNS inflammation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- STAT4 gene polymorphisms in human diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Proteins at the Nexus of Immunodeficiency, Autoimmunity and Cancer.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Association ofBiomedicines · 2023Article
- Optic Neuritis: The Influence of Gene Polymorphisms and Serum Levels ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Disturbed Sleep Supports Neutrophil Activation and Promotes Atherosclerosis and Plaque Necrosis.Circulation research · 2023Article
- Myeloid cell deficiency of the inflammatory transcription factor Stat4 protects long-term synaptic plasticity from the effects of a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet.Communications biology · 2023Article
- Neutrophil-specific STAT4 deficiency attenuates atherosclerotic burden and improves plaque stability via reduction in neutrophil activation and recruitment into aortas ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Neutrophil-specific STAT4 deficiency attenuates atherosclerotic burden and improves plaque stability via reduction in neutrophil activation and recruitment into aortas ofFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) is expressed in hematopoietic cells and plays a key role in the differentiation of T helper 1 cells. Although STAT4 is required for immunity to intracellular pathogens, the T cell-independent protective mechanisms of STAT4 are not clearly defined. In this report, we demonstrate that STAT4-deficient mice were acutely sensitive to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. We show that STAT4 was expressed in neutrophils and activated by IL-12 via a JAK2-dependent pathway. We demonstrate that STAT4 was required for multiple neutrophil functions, including IL-12-induced ROS production, chemotaxis, and production of the neutrophil extracellular traps. Importantly, myeloid-specific and neutrophil-specific deletion of STAT4 resulted in enhanced susceptibility to MRSA, demonstrating the key role of STAT4 in the in vivo function of these cells. Thus, these studies identify STAT4 as an essential regulator of neutrophil functions and a component of innate immune responses in vivo.
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