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. 2017 Jan 15:228:124-133.
doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.11.033. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of NETs and their role in antiviral innate immunity

Juan Manuel Agraz-Cibrian  1 , Diana M Giraldo  2 , Fafutis-Morris Mary  3 , Silvio Urcuqui-Inchima  4
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of NETs and their role in antiviral innate immunity

"V体育官网" Juan Manuel Agraz-Cibrian et al. Virus Res. .

Abstract

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are the most abundant cells in the context of innate immunity; they are one of the first cells to arrive at the site of viral infection constituting the first line of defense in response to invading pathogens VSports手机版. Indeed, neutrophils are provided with several defense mechanisms including release of cytokines, cytotoxic granules and the last recently described neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). The main components of NETs are DNA, granular antimicrobial peptides, and nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins, that together play an important role in the innate immune response. While NETs were first described as a mechanism against bacteria and fungi, recently, several studies are beginning to elucidate how NETs are involved in the host antiviral response and the prominent characteristics of this new mechanism are discussed in the present review. .

Keywords: Cytokines; Inflammation; Innate response; Neutrophil extracellular traps; Virus. V体育安卓版.

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