Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Kill Bacteria
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Kill Bacteria
V. Brinkmann,U. Reichard,5 Auteurs,A. Zychlinsky
2004 · DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.1092385
Science · 9,155 citaten
TLDR
It is described that, upon activation, neutrophils release granule proteins and chromatin that together form extracellular fibers that bind Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, which degrade virulence factors and kill bacteria.