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Reg3β removes aged neutrophils after myocardial infarction

Loerchner, H.; Canes-Esteve, L.; Detzer, J.; Harzenetter, R.; Camacho-Pulido, L.; Goes, M. E.; Waechter, C.; Schlattner, S.; Guenther, S.; Kuenne, C.; Looso, M.; Alayoubi, Y.; Klicek, F.; Pucic-Bakovic, M.; Lauc, G.; Campos, D.; Sanda, M.; Gunzer, M.; Totzeck, M.; Poeling, J.; Braun, T.

2026-02-20 immunology
10.64898/2026.02.19.706868 bioRxiv
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AO_SCPLOWBSTRACTC_SCPLOWRecruitment and resolution of immune cell accumulation after myocardial infarction (MI) is critical for effective wound healing and prevention of maladaptive remodeling. Numerous signals are known to recruit neutrophils, critical drivers of inflammation, but knowledge about signals containing and resolving their accumulation is limited. We discovered that Regenerating-islet derived protein 3 beta (REG3{beta}) limits the persistence of neutrophils after MI, thereby promoting resolution of inflammation. REG3{beta} selectively binds to aged and hyperactive neutrophils and induces rapid cell death, enabling clearance via macrophage-mediated efferocytosis. Selective binding of REG3{beta} is achieved by interaction with paucimannosylated proteins that translocate from azurophile granules to the plasma membrane in an activation- and age-dependent manner. Endocytotic uptake and accumulation of REG3{beta} in lysosomes initiates programmed cell death of neutrophils via lyosomal membrane permeabilization and release of cathepsins. Our work establishes REG3{beta} as a local immune checkpoint essential for neutrophil resolution and cardiac repair.

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