Neutrophils play a critical role in the host defense against bacterial and fungal infections, but
their inappropriate activation also contributes to tissue damage during autoimmune and …

Neutrophils play a critical role in the host defense against infection, and they are able to
perform a variety of effector mechanisms for this purpose. However, there are also a number …

Neutrophils have long been viewed as the final effector cells of an acute inflammatory
response, with a primary role in the clearance of extracellular pathogens. However, more …

Neutrophils play important roles in host defense against all classes of infectious agents but,
paradoxically, they are also involved in the pathology of various inflammatory conditions …

Neutrophil granulocytes, or neutrophils, are the most abundant circulating leukocytes in
humans and indispensable for antimicrobial immunity, as exemplified in patients with inborn …

Neutrophils are pivotal effector cells of innate immunity. Their recruitment into peripheral
tissues is indispensable for host defense. Given their destructive potential, neutrophil entry …

Neutrophils, the most abundant circulating cells in humans, are major pathogen‐killing
immune cells. For many years, these cells were considered to be simple killers at the …

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils, besides their involvement in primary defense against
infections–mainly through phagocytosis, generation of toxic molecules, release of enzymes …

Neutrophils are frontline cells of the innate immune system. These effector leukocytes are
equipped with intriguing antimicrobial machinery and consequently display high cytotoxic …

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils are among the first defense against infection and closely
involved in the initiation of inflammatory response. It is well recognized that this function of …