Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Signaling Properties and Disease Relevance

• Main Authors: Tiewei Li (Author), Zhengyan Zhang (Author), Xiaojuan Li (Author), Geng Dong (Author), Min Zhang (Author), Zhe Xu (Author), Junmei Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are characterized as extracellular DNA fibers comprised of histone and cytoplasmic granule proteins. NETs were first described as a form of innate response against pathogen invasion, which can capture pathogens, degrade bacterial toxic factors, and kill bacteria...