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Neutrophils, from Stem Cells to Immune Suppressors

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Chapter 1

General introduction and outline of this thesis

PART I – STEM CELL-DERIVED NEUTROPHILS TO MODEL HUMAN DISEASE

Chapter 2

Generation and characterization of patient-derived iPSC lines

2.1 Generation and characterization of a human iPSC line SANi006-A from a Gray Platelet Syndrome patient Abstract

2.2 Generation and characterization of a human iPSC line SANi007-A from a patient with a heterozygous dominant mutation in ELANE Abstract

2.3 Generation and characterization of a human iPSC line SANi008-A from a Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome patient Abstract

2.4 Generation and characterization of a control and patient-derived human iPSC line containing the Hermansky Pudlak type 2 associated heterozygous compound mutation in AP3B1 Abstract

Chapter 3 

Efficient production of erythroid, megakaryoid and myeloid cells, using single cell-derived iPSC colony differentiation Abstract

Chapter 4

Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neutrophils to model Hermansky Pudlak syndrome type 2

Chapter 5

Neutrophil specific granule deficiency and impaired NETosis in Gray Platelet Syndrome caused by NBEAL2 deficiency Abstract

PART II – NEUTROPHILS AS MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS

Chapter 6

Activated neutrophils exert myeloid-derived suppressor cell activity damaging T cells beyond repair Abstract

Chapter 7

Neutrophils as suppressors of T cell proliferation: Does age matter? Abstract

Chapter 8

Different MDSC activity of G-CSF/Dexamethasone mobilized neutrophils: benefits to the patient? Abstract

Chapter 9 

General Discussion