Regulation of B-cell-activating factor (BAFF)/B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) expression in human neutrophils

P Scapini, F Bazzoni, MA Cassatella - Immunology letters, 2008 - Elsevier
The expression and production of cytokines by cells of the innate immune system, including
monocytes/macrophages, dendritic and NK cells, play a critical role not only in defensive
and inflammatory but also in immunoregulatory and anti-/pro-tumoral processes. Studies
performed in the last years have well ascertained that polymorphonuclear neutrophils can
also be induced to express and produce chemokines, proinflammatory, anti-inflammatory,
immunoregulatory, angiogenic and fibrogenic cytokines, as well as ligands belonging to the …