Are Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Playing a Role in the Parasite Control in Active American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Lesions?

Are Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Playing a Role in the Parasite Control in Active American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Lesions?

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been described as a network of extracellular fibers composed by DNA, histones and various proteins/enzymes. Studies have demonstrated that NETs could be responsible for the trapping and elimination of a variety of infectious agents. In order to verify the p...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Nazaré Morgado, Michelle T C Nascimento, Elvira M Saraiva, Carla de Oliveira-Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Marcela da Costa-Santos, Erica C F Vasconcellos, Maria Ines F Pimentel, Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Fátima Conceição-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4508047?pdf=render

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