Directional migration of leukocytes:their pathological roles in inflammation and strategies for development of anti-inflammatory therapies

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2001-02-12
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Directionalmigrationofleukocytesisindispensabletoinnateimmunityforhostdefense.However,recruitmentofleukocytestoasiteoftissueinjuryalsoconstitutesaleadingcauseforinflammatoryresponses.Mechanistically,itinvolvesacascadeofcellulareventspreciselyregulatedbytemporalandspatialpresentationofarepertoireofmoleculesinthemigratingleukocytesandtheirsurroundings(microenvironments).HereIwillsummarizetheemergingevidencethathasshedlightsontheunderlyingmolecularmechanismfordirectionalmigrationofleukocytes,whichhasguidedthetherapeuticaldevelopmentforinnovativeanti-inflammatorymedicines.