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The Life of a Worker Neutrophil: Methods to Study Neutrophil Functions Across its Lifespan

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Bruno Valiate

Bruno Valiate

Research Center René Rachou, FIOCRUZ Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Dr. Bruno Valiate holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Viçosa, where he worked with molecular biology, studying the role of apyrases in Leishmania major. He earned his PhD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) for his work that explored the participation of the immunoreceptor CD300a in a murine model of antigen-induced arthritis. In this work he identified CD300a as a key regulator of the inflammatory process of the model, dampening neutrophil chemotaxis and cytokine production by macrophages. Dr. Valiate continued studying CD300a receptor as a postdoctoral fellow in UFMG, investigating its role in the resolution of inflammation in a murine gout model. Currently, he works as a postdoctoral fellow at the Research Center René Rachou (Fiocruz Minas), investigating COVID-19 vaccine response in humans and also involving myeloid cells in malaria.

Collection Overview

Inflammation is an essential physiological response of the organism which aims to restore homeostasis after infection or tissue injury. The main cells involved in the inflammatory process are neutrophils, the most abundant leukocyte in the circulation. Neutrophils circulate in a steady state until be recruited to a site of infection or injury, where they execute a vast array of specialized functions. Once transmigrated through blood vessels, neutrophils recognize molecular patterns present in microorganisms or damaged cells to be activated and initialize effector activities. Neutrophils act by three main antimicrobial functions: phagocytosis, degranulation, and the release of nuclear material in the form of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). With a short lifespan, after activation, neutrophils undergo apoptosis and should be removed. The removal of neutrophils is executed by macrophage and dendritic cells in a process called efferocytosis. This process is important to avoid tissue damage due to the powerful enzymatic activity of neutrophils and to restore tissue homeostasis. Different methodologies have been employed to access neutrophil activities and to help better understand the ambiguity and complexity of the inflammation process. This Methods Collection intends to gather both, established and novel techniques to assay neutrophil tasks from circulation until its death and removal, to inspire researchers and shed light on approaches of inflammation study. 

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Quantifying Myeloperoxidase-DNA and Neutrophil Elastase-DNA Complexes from Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by Using a Modified Sandwich ELISA
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Quantifying Myeloperoxidase-DNA and Neutrophil Elastase-DNA Complexes from Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by Using a Modified Sandwich ELISA

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Abstracts

Measurement of neutrophil mitochondrial respiration using Seahorse XFe Analyser

Zhichao Fan*1,

Sunitha Pulikkot1

1Department of Immunology, UConn Health

NeutroScreen – a set of screening methods for a quick overview of the neutrophil function.

Raquel Takaya1,

Wagner Fontes*1,

Mariana S. Castro1,

Isabelle Souza Luz1

1Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brazil