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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Blood neutrophils provide the first line of defense against pathogens but have also been implicated in thrombotic processes. This dual function of neutrophils could reflect an evolutionarily conserved association between blood coagulation and antimicrobial defense, although the molecular determinants and in vivo significance of this association remain unclear. Here we show that major microbicidal effectors of neutrophils, the serine proteases neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G, together with externalized nucleosomes, promote coagulation and intravascular thrombus growth in vivo. The serine proteases and extracellular nucleosomes enhance tissue factor- and factor XII-dependent coagulation in a process involving local proteolysis of the coagulation suppressor tissue factor pathway inhibitor. During systemic infection, activation of coagulation fosters compartmentalization of bacteria in liver microvessels and reduces bacterial invasion into tissue. In the absence of a pathogen challenge, neutrophil-derived serine proteases and nucleosomes can contribute to large-vessel thrombosis, the main trigger of myocardial infarction and stroke. The ability of coagulation to suppress pathogen dissemination indicates that microvessel thrombosis represents a physiological tool of host defense.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1546-170X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
887-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Blood Coagulation, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Blood Coagulation Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Cathepsin G, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Fibrin, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Leukocyte Elastase, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Lipoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Myocardial Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Nucleosomes, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Serine Proteases, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:20676107-Stroke
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Reciprocal coupling of coagulation and innate immunity via neutrophil serine proteases.
pubmed:affiliation
Deutsches Herzzentrum, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't