Entamoeba histolytica Trophozoites and Lipopeptidophosphoglycan Trigger Human Neutrophil Extracellular Traps.

Neutrophil defense mechanisms include phagocytosis, degranulation and the formation of extracellular traps (NET). These networks of DNA are triggered by several immune and microbial factors, representing a defense strategy to prevent microbial spread by trapping/killing pathogens. This may be import...

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Main Authors: Eva E Ávila, Norma Salaiza, Julieta Pulido, Mayra C Rodríguez, César Díaz-Godínez, Juan P Laclette, Ingeborg Becker, Julio C Carrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4944907?pdf=render