Nature Communications (Nov 2022)
Neutrophil breaching of the blood vessel pericyte layer during diapedesis requires mast cell-derived IL-17A
Abstract
The blood vessel wall is a complex multi-layered structure, yet upon injury or infection, neutrophil leukocytes are rapidly migrating from the blood stream to the affected tissues, by a process termed diapedesis. Authors here show that the final steps of diapedesis through the outer pericyte layer is regulated by perivascular mast cells via IL-17A production.