Neutrophils: potential therapeutic targets in tularemia?

The central role of neutrophils in innate immunity and host defense has long been recognized, and the ability of these cells to efficiently engulf and kill invading bacteria has been extensively studied, as has the role of neutrophil apoptosis in resolution of the inflammatory response. In the past...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee-Ann H Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2013.00109/full