INTERACTION OF BACTERIAL EXOTOXINS WITH NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAPS: IMPACT FOR THE INFECTED HOST

Since their discovery in 2004, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been characterized as a fundamental host innate immune defense against various pathogens. Released in response to infectious and pro-inflammatory stimuli, NETs can immobilize invading pathogens within a fibrous matrix consisti...

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Main Authors: Maren evon Köckritz-Blickwede, Stefanie eBlodkamp, Victor eNizet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00402/full