Slit/Robo Signaling: Inhibition of Directional Leukocyte Migration

Localized inflammation and the associated influx of leukocytes is a hallmark of the pathogenesis of many diseases. The ability to target the recruitment of leukocytes holds vast therapeutic potential in inflammatory diseases where there is excessive cell recruitment due to an overactive immune response, or the improper resolution of the initial response resulting in chronic leukocyte infiltration.