Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in blood and are considered to be the first line of defense during inflammation and infections. In addition, neutrophils are also found infiltrating many types of tumors. Tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) have relevant roles in malignant disease. Indeed...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2015-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Immunology Research |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/983698 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832545622614343680 |
|---|---|
| author | Eileen Uribe-Querol Carlos Rosales |
| author_facet | Eileen Uribe-Querol Carlos Rosales |
| author_sort | Eileen Uribe-Querol |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in blood and are considered to be the first line of defense during inflammation and infections. In addition, neutrophils are also found infiltrating many types of tumors. Tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) have relevant roles in malignant disease. Indeed neutrophils may be potent antitumor effector cells. However, increasing clinical evidence shows TANs correlate with poor prognosis. The tumor microenvironment controls neutrophil recruitment and in turn TANs help tumor progression. Hence, TANs can be beneficial or detrimental to the host. It is the purpose of this review to highlight these two sides of the neutrophil coin in cancer and to describe recent studies that provide some light on the mechanisms for neutrophil recruitment to the tumor, for neutrophils supporting tumor progression, and for neutrophil activation to enhance their antitumor functions. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-09341f79bd8a4f8a95b7cc27bbdea9f2 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2314-8861 2314-7156 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2015-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Immunology Research |
| spelling | doaj-art-09341f79bd8a4f8a95b7cc27bbdea9f22025-02-03T07:25:15ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562015-01-01201510.1155/2015/983698983698Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same CoinEileen Uribe-Querol0Carlos Rosales1División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoNeutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in blood and are considered to be the first line of defense during inflammation and infections. In addition, neutrophils are also found infiltrating many types of tumors. Tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) have relevant roles in malignant disease. Indeed neutrophils may be potent antitumor effector cells. However, increasing clinical evidence shows TANs correlate with poor prognosis. The tumor microenvironment controls neutrophil recruitment and in turn TANs help tumor progression. Hence, TANs can be beneficial or detrimental to the host. It is the purpose of this review to highlight these two sides of the neutrophil coin in cancer and to describe recent studies that provide some light on the mechanisms for neutrophil recruitment to the tumor, for neutrophils supporting tumor progression, and for neutrophil activation to enhance their antitumor functions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/983698 |
| spellingShingle | Eileen Uribe-Querol Carlos Rosales Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin Journal of Immunology Research |
| title | Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin |
| title_full | Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin |
| title_fullStr | Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin |
| title_short | Neutrophils in Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin |
| title_sort | neutrophils in cancer two sides of the same coin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/983698 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT eileenuribequerol neutrophilsincancertwosidesofthesamecoin AT carlosrosales neutrophilsincancertwosidesofthesamecoin |