Neutrophil function is perhaps best studied in bacterial infection, during which they are directly involved in pathogen killing. After helminth invasion, however, neutrophils acquire an alternative transcriptional profile that allows them to 'train' macrophages to acquire long-term protective features.
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Grainger, J., Grencis, R. Neutrophils worm their way into macrophage long-term memory. Nat Immunol 15, 902–904 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2990
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