Inflammation triggers emergency granulopoiesis through a density-dependent feedback mechanism.

Normally, neutrophil pools are maintained by homeostatic mechanisms that require the transcription factor C/EBPα. Inflammation, however, induces neutrophilia through a distinct pathway of "emergency" granulopoiesis that is dependent on C/EBPβ. Here, we show in mice that alum triggers emerg...

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Main Authors: Derek W Cain, Pilar B Snowden, Gregory D Sempowski, Garnett Kelsoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3104996?pdf=render