Review Article

Neutrophils and Immunity: From Bactericidal Action to Being Conquered

Table 2

Neutrophil antibacterial functions subverted by S. aureus. S. aureus produces a large suite of virulence factors to counteract specific neutrophil clearance mechanisms during the pathogenesis of invasive infection.

Virulence factorTargetsFunctionRef.

SSL-5PSGL1/GPCRsRecruitment/chemotaxis inhibition[47, 48]
SSl-6PSGL1Recruitment inhibition[49]
SSl-11PSGL1Recruitment inhibition[50]
SSl-3TLR2Chemotaxis inhibition[51, 52]
SEIXPSSG1Recruitment inhibition[49]
ScpACXCR2Chemotaxis inhibition[53]
CHIPSFPR1, C5aRChemotaxis inhibition[54, 55]
FLIPrFPR2Chemotaxis inhibition[56, 57]
FLIPrLFPR1, FPR2Chemotaxis inhibition[56, 57]
PSMsFPR2Chemotaxis inhibition/neutrophils lysis[56, 58]
EapICAM1/C4b/NE/CG/PR3Recruitment/phagocytic inhibition[59]
AureolysinC3Complement inhibition [60]
SCINC3bBbComplement inhibition[61, 62]
SCIN-B/CC3bBbComplement inhibition[61, 62]
EfbC3bComplement inhibition[63]
EcbC3bComplement inhibition[64]
SSL7IgA/C5Phagocytosis/complement inhibition[65]
SSL10IgGPhagocytosis inhibition[66]
SAKC3/IgGPhagocytosis inhibition [67]
SbiIgG/C3/factor HPhagocytosis inhibition[68, 69]
SpAIgGPhagocytosis inhibition[70]
ClfAFactor IPhagocytosis inhibition[56]
SOKUnknownPhagocytosis inhibition[71]
CPUnknownPhagocytosis inhibition[72]
SdrEFactor HComplement inhibition [73]
IsdHC3bComplement inhibition [74]
CnaC1qComplement inhibition[75]
LukABM integrinNeutrophils lysis[76]
LukEDCCR5/CXCR1/CXCR2Neutrophils lysis[77]
LukMFNot knownNeutrophils lysis[78]
PVLC5aRNeutrophils lysis [79]
HlaC5aRNeutrophils lysis[80]
StaphyloxanthinUnknownResistance to ROS[81]
KatAHydrogen peroxideResistance to ROS[82]
AhpCHydrogen peroxideResistance to ROS[82]
MsrHydrogen peroxideResistance to ROS[83]
AdsAAdenosineResistance to ROS [84]
IsdAFibrinogenResistance to lactoferrin[85]
OatAPeptidoglycanResistance to lysozyme[86, 87]
EapH1NSPsResistance to NSPs [88]
EapH2NSPsResistance to NSPs [88]
NucleaseDNAResistance to NETs[89]