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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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 2013-06, Vol.187 (1), p.74-77
Hauptverfasser:	Arazna, Magdalena, Pruchniak, Michal Przemyslaw, Demkow, Urszula
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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