JLB Vol 111 Issue 6 TOC

Cover Image Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Volume 111, Issue 6
Focus Issue: Targeted Science — Special Focus Issue

Pages: 1125-1295

June 2022

 

ISSUE INFORMATION

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Issue Information

Pages: 1125-1129 | First Published:23 May 2022

EDITORIAL

Neutropenia and infections: Neutrophil replacement through genetic engineering
David C. Dale, Thomas H. Price

Pages: 1131-1132 | First Published:31 March 2022

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Discussion of the 60-year history of development of granulocyte replacement therapies provides background for the report of Sykes et al in this issue of the Journal.

SPOTLIGHT ON LEADING EDGE RESEARCH

Transfusable neutrophil progenitors as cellular therapy for the prevention of invasive fungal infections
David B. Sykes, Michelle M. Martinelli, Paige Negoro, Shuying Xu, Katrina Maxcy, Kyle Timmer, Adam L. Viens, Natalie J. Alexander, Johnny Atallah, Brendan D. Snarr, Shane R. Baistrocchi, Natalie J. Atallah, Alex Hopke, Allison Scherer, Ivy Rosales, Daniel Irimia, Donald C. Sheppard, Michael K. Mansour

Pages: 1133-1145 | First Published:31 March 2022

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Engineered neutrophil progenitors protect against the invasive fungal pathogens, Candida and Aspergillus, in a neutropenic mouse model

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ADAM17/MMP inhibition prevents neutrophilia and lung injury in a mouse model of COVID‐19
Nathaniel L. Lartey, Salvador Valle-Reyes, Hilda Vargas-Robles, Karina E. Jiménez-Camacho, Idaira M. Guerrero-Fonseca, Ramón Castellanos-Martínez, Armando Montoya-García, Julio García-Cordero, Leticia Cedillo-Barrón, Porfirio Nava, Jessica G. Filisola-Villaseñor, Daniela Roa-Velázquez, Dan I Zavala-Vargas, Edgar Morales-Ríos, Citlaltepetl Salinas-Lara, Eduardo Vadillo, Michael Schnoor

Pages: 1147-1158 | First Published:26 November 2021

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Inhibition of ADAM17 with apratastat or TMI-1 ameliorates neutrophilia and cytokine storm in a mouse model of Covid-19-related lung injury induced by poly(I:C) and the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV2 Spike protein (RBD-S).

Targeted Science Issue — Neutrophil 2021

Guest Editors: Edwin Chilvers, Alison Condliffe, Janet Lord, Stephen Renshaw, Adriano Rossi, Sonja Vermeren, and Sarah Walmsley

REVIEWS

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Neutrophil subsets and their differential roles in viral respiratory diseases
Yuning Zhang, Quanbo Wang, Charles R Mackay, Lai Guan Ng, Immanuel Kwok

Pages: 1159-1173 | First Published:18 January 2022

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Review on the role neutrophils play during viral respiratory diseases, evaluating their various pro- and anti- viral functions leading to disease resolution or pathology.

PRIMARY RESEARCH

Multifactorial assessment of neutrophil chemotaxis efficiency from a drop of blood
Felix Ellett, Anika L. Marand, Daniel Irimia

Pages: 1175-1184 | First Published:31 January 2022

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Dynamic sensitivity range of neutrophils to mechanical and chemical cues is determined.

CELL DEVELOPMENT, DIFFERENTIATION AND TRAFFICKING

Periodontal ligament stem cells promote polarization of M2 macrophages
Jiani Liu, Hong Wang, Ludan Zhang, Xiaoyu Li, Xiaoling Ding, Gang Ding, Fulan Wei

Pages: 1185-1197 | First Published:04 January 2022

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PDLSCs could promote M2 macrophage polarization and enhanced IL-4 and IL-13-induced M2 macrophage polarization via JNK pathways.

Identification of liver‐specific CD24+ invariant NK T cells with low granzyme B production and high proliferative capacity
Xiang Li, Chen Jin, Qi Chen, Xihua Zheng, Di Xie, Qielan Wu, Lu Wang, Shiyu Bai, Huimin Zhang, Li Bai

Pages: 1199-1210 | First Published:03 November 2021

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Hepatic CD24+ iNKT cells show higher levels of proliferation, glucose metabolism and mTOR activity comparing to CD24- iNKT cells

INFLAMMATION, EXTRACELLULAR MEDIATORS AND EFFECTOR MOLECULES

Heparanase is a regulator of natural killer cell activation and cytotoxicity
Alyce J Mayfosh, Katharine J Goodall, Tien Nguyen, Nikola Baschuk, Mark D Hulett

Pages: 1211-1224 | First Published:24 October 2021

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Heparanase contributes to natural killer cell cytotoxicity, activation, and cytokine production

HOST DEFENSE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) delta promotes the expression of PTX3 and macrophage phagocytosis during A. fumigatus infection
Lulu Liu, Jinjin Zhong, Bilin Chen, Weiping Wang, Haiyan Xi, Xin Su

Pages: 1225-1234 | First Published:23 December 2021

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CEBPD can regulate PTX3 during A. fumiagatus infection.

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PAD4 controls chemoattractant production and neutrophil trafficking in malaria
Drinalda Cela, Sebastian Lorenz Knackstedt, Sarah Groves, Christopher M. Rice, Jamie Tae Wook Kwon, Benjamin Mordmüller, Borko Amulic

Pages: 1235-1242 | First Published:10 November 2021

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PAD4 promotes malaria immunopathology by regulating chemokine production in macrophages and enhancing recruitment of inflammatory cells.

TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

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CCR7+ dendritic cells sorted by binding of CCL19 show enhanced Ag‐presenting capacity and antitumor potency
Paul Burgoyne, Alan J Hayes, Rachel S Cooper, Michelle L Le Brocq, Christopher AH Hansell, John DM Campbell, Gerard J Graham

Pages: 1243-1251 | First Published:15 November 2021

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Selection of CCR7+ DCs using chemically synthesized and tagged CCL19 selects a population of DC which improves anti-tumour immunity and efficacy in solid and metastatic tumour models.

REVIEWS

Epigenetic regulation of T cells by Polycomb group proteins
Guilherme A. Melo, Carolina Calôba, Gabrielle Brum, Thaís O. Passos, Gustavo J. Martinez, Renata M. Pereira

Pages: 1253-1267 | First Published:25 April 2022

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Review of how PRC1 and 2 regulate T cell development, differentiation and function.

Direct and indirect regulation of the tumor immune microenvironment by VEGF
Yuqing Zhang, Rolf A. Brekken

Pages: 1269-1286 | First Published:25 April 2022

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Review on the function of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF) in regulating immune cells in the tumor microenvironment and theuse of anti-VEGF as cancer immunotherapy.

COVID-19 INITIAITVE

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Opposing roles for sMAdCAM and IL‐15 in COVID‐19 associated cellular immune pathology
Amit Kumar Singh, Nandini Kasarpalkar, Shilpa Bhowmick, Gaurav Paradkar, Mayur Talreja, Karan Shah, Abhishek Tiwari, Harsha Palav, Snehal Kaginkar, Rajiv Kulkarni, Ashwini Patil, Varsha Kalsurkar, Sachee Agrawal, Jayanthi Shastri, Rajesh Dere, Ramesh Bharmal, Smita D. Mahale, Vikrant M. Bhor, Vainav Patel

Pages: 1287-1295 | First Published:24 January 2022

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A mucosal and lymphocyte migration marker (sMAdCAM) and IL-15, a cytokine regulating leukocyte activation and homeostasis, are associated with different states of immune pathology following COVID-19.