Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes induce and are killed by neutrophil extracellular traps

Neutrophils are short-lived leukocytes that die by apoptosis, necrosis, and NETosis. Upon death by NETosis, neutrophils release fibrous traps of DNA, histones, and granule proteins named neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which can kill bacteria and fungi. Inoculation of the protozoan Leishmania...

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Main Authors: Guimarães-Costa, Anderson B., Nascimento, Michelle T. C., Froment, Giselle S., Soares, Rodrigo P. P., Morgado, Fernanda N., Conceição-Silva, Fátima, Saraiva, Elvira M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2009
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672475/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19346483
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0900226106
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