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Cigarette smoke condensate attenuates phorbol ester-mediated neutrophil extracellular trap formation

BACKGROUND: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) constitute a network of chromatin fibres containing histone and antimicrobial peptides that are released by activated neutrophils. NETs protect the host against infection by trapping and facilitating phagocytosis of potentially harmful pathogens. OBJ...

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Autores principales: Bokaba, Refilwe Philadelphia, Anderson, Ronald, Theron, Annette Johanna, Tintinger, Gregory Ronald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29085418
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v17i3.33