Neutrophils are main players in the effector phase of the host defense against micro-
organisms and have a major role in the innate immune response. Neutrophils show …

Nearly 15 years after the first description of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), our
knowledge concerning this structure has expanded considerably. Initially, NETs were …

Spectacular images of neutrophils ejecting nuclear chromatin and bactericidal proteins, in
response to microbes, were first reported in 2004. As externalized chromatin could entangle …

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are made of processed chromatin bound to granular
and selected cytoplasmic proteins. NETs are released by white blood cells called …

Neutrophils are the first line of defense at the site of an infection. They encounter and kill
microbes intracellularly upon phagocytosis or extracellularly by degranulation of …

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are chromatin structures loaded with antimicrobial
molecules. They can trap and kill various bacterial, fungal and protozoal pathogens, and …

As key players in the host innate immune response, neutrophils are recruited to sites of
infection and constitute the first line of defense. They employ three strategies to eliminate …

Neutrophils are the first line of innate immune defense against infectious diseases.
However, since their discovery by Elie Metchnikoff, they have always been considered …

Since the discovery and definition of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) 14 years ago,
numerous characteristics and physiological functions of NETs have been uncovered …

Extracellular traps (ETs) are reticulate structures of extracellular DNA associated with
antimicrobial molecules. Their formation by phagocytes (mainly by neutrophils: NETs) has …