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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Microcrystals [PDF]
Journal of Immunology Research, 2017 Neutrophil extracellular traps represent a fascinating mechanism by which PMNs entrap extracellular microbes. The primary purpose of this innate immune mechanism is thought to localize the infection at an early stage.
Balázs Rada
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Neutrophil extracellular traps in influenza infection
Heliyon, 2023 Despite recent progress in developing novel therapeutic approaches and vaccines, influenza is still considered a global health threat, with about half a million mortality worldwide.
Alireza Zafarani +2 more
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Neutrophil extracellular traps and long COVID
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Post-acute COVID-19 sequelae, commonly known as long COVID, encompasses a range of systemic symptoms experienced by a significant number of COVID-19 survivors. The underlying pathophysiology of long COVID has become a topic of intense research discussion.
Areez Shafqat +8 more
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Neutrophil extracellular traps in cancer
MedCommNeutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which consist of chromatin DNA studded with granule proteins, are released by neutrophils in response to both infectious and sterile inflammation.
Yuxi Ma +3 more
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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Skin Diseases [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2021 Neutrophils are the primary innate immune cells, and serve as sentinels for invading pathogens. To this end, neutrophils exert their effector functions via phagocytosis, degranulation, reactive oxygen species generation, and neutrophil extracellular trap
Youichi Ogawa +4 more
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Inflammasomes, neutrophil extracellular traps, and cholesterol [PDF]
Journal of Lipid Research, 2019 Activation of macrophage inflammasomes leads to interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 secretion and promotes atherosclerosis and its complications in mice and humans.
Alan R. Tall, Marit Westerterp
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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Autoimmunity Context [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is a strategy utilized by neutrophils for capturing infective agents. Extracellular traps consist in a physical net made of DNA and intracellular proteins externalized from neutrophils, where ...
Maurizio Bruschi +27 more
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Composition and Function of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
BiomoleculesNeutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are intricate fibrous structures released by neutrophils in response to specific stimuli. These structures are composed of depolymerized chromatin adorned with histones, granule proteins, and cytosolic proteins. NETs
Yijie Wang +3 more
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Phagocytosis and neutrophil extracellular traps [PDF]
Faculty Reviews, 2020 Neutrophils are recruited rapidly to sites of infection in response to host- and/or microbe-derived proinflammatory molecules. At such sites, neutrophils phagocytose microbes and are activated to produce superoxide and other reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, neutrophils contain stores of antimicrobial peptides and enzymes that work in concert
DeLeo, Frank R, Allen, Lee-Ann H
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Neutrophil extracellular traps in homeostasis and disease
Signal Transduction and Targeted TherapyNeutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), crucial in immune defense mechanisms, are renowned for their propensity to expel decondensed chromatin embedded with inflammatory proteins.
Han Wang +7 more
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