Neutrophil extracellular traps in bacterial infections: Strategies for escaping from killing

Highlights • Neutrophils are crucial for the elimination of pathogens. • Neutrophil extracellular traps capture and kill Gram-positive and negative bacteria. • Pathogenic bacteria have the ability to escape from NETs.

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Published in:Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 2013-06, Vol.187 (1), p.74-77
Main Authors: Arazna, Magdalena, Pruchniak, Michal Przemyslaw, Demkow, Urszula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bacterial infection
Bacterial Infections - immunology
Extracellular Space - immunology
Humans
Immunity, Innate - immunology
Medical Education
Neutrophil Activation - immunology
Neutrophil extracellular trap
Neutrophils - immunology
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Reactive oxygen species
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Summary:Highlights • Neutrophils are crucial for the elimination of pathogens. • Neutrophil extracellular traps capture and kill Gram-positive and negative bacteria. • Pathogenic bacteria have the ability to escape from NETs.
ISSN:1569-9048
1878-1519
DOI:10.1016/j.resp.2013.03.002