• 1. Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
ZENG Rui, Email: zengrui_0524@126.com
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Circadian rhythm is a physiological regulation mechanism evolved by the body to adapt to the 24-hour fluctuations in the internal and external environment. It plays an important role in many physiological and pathological processes including the immune system. Neutrophils are the most important immune cells in the human circulation, and their numbers and phenotypes also show obvious circadian fluctuations. A growing number of studies have shown that the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neutrophil circadian rhythms are disease-related. Combining the latest research on neutrophil circadian rhythm, this article briefly introduces the recruitment of neutrophils in the bone marrow, the aging of neutrophils and their infiltration into various tissues of the body, and discusses the interventions. It also discusses the therapeutic prospects based on neutrophil circadian rhythm-related mechanisms from the perspectives of intervening neutrophil aging-related chemokines and chronotherapy.

Citation: CHEN Tengda, LI Dongze, JIA Yu, LI Fanghui, ZENG Rui. Research progress on circadian rhythm of neutrophils. West China Medical Journal, 2022, 37(3): 468-472. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202109317 Copy

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