Influences of chloride and hypochlorite on neutrophil extracellular trap formation.

The release by neutrophils of DNA-based extracellular traps (NETs) is a recently recognized innate immune phenomenon that contributes significantly to control of bacterial pathogens at tissue foci of infection. NETs have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of non-infectious diseases such as sma...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Akong-Moore, Ohn A Chow, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, Victor Nizet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3418225?pdf=render