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ReviewImmunological reviews2023

The formation and function of the neutrophil phagosome.

Emily Naish, Alexander Jt Wood, Andrew P Stewart, Matthew Routledge, Andrew Conway Morris, Edwin R Chilvers, Katharine M Lodge

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Neutrophils at the Maternal-Fetal Interface: Agents of Protection or Destruction?American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025
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  17. [Advances in the pathogenesis and treatment of neutrophils in chronic sinusitis].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Emily NaishNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Alexander Jt WoodMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7819-0447
Andrew P StewartDepartment of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Matthew RoutledgeDepartment of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Andrew Conway MorrisDepartment of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Edwin R ChilversNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4230-9677
Katharine M LodgeNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3203-9941
Imperial College London · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

Department of HealthMedical Research Council MR/V006118/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils are the most abundant circulating leukocyte and are crucial to the initial innate immune response to infection. One of their key pathogen-eliminating mechanisms is phagocytosis, the process of particle engulfment into a vacuole-like structure called the phagosome. The antimicrobial activity of the phagocytic process results from a collaboration of multiple systems and mechanisms within this organelle, where a complex interplay of ion fluxes, pH, reactive oxygen species, and antimicrobial proteins creates a dynamic antimicrobial environment. This complexity, combined with the difficulties of studying neutrophils ex vivo, has led to gaps in our knowledge of how the neutrophil phagosome optimizes pathogen killing. In particular, controversy has arisen regarding the relative contribution and integration of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase-derived antimicrobial agents and granule-delivered antimicrobial proteins. Clinical syndromes arising from dysfunction in these systems in humans allow useful insight into these mechanisms, but their redundancy and synergy add to the complexity. In this article, we review the current knowledge regarding the formation and function of the neutrophil phagosome, examine new insights into the phagosomal environment that have been permitted by technological advances in recent years, and discuss aspects of the phagocytic process that are still under debate.

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NeutrophilsPhagosomesHumansPhagocytesPhagocytosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Speciesneutrophilphagocytosisphagosome

Identifiers

PMID36440666
PMCPMC10952784
OpenAlexW4310193547

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