Neutrophil extracellular traps in the central nervous system hinder bacterial clearance during pneumococcal meningitis
oleh: Tirthankar Mohanty, Jane Fisher, Anahita Bakochi, Ariane Neumann, José Francisco Pereira Cardoso, Christofer A. Q. Karlsson, Chiara Pavan, Iben Lundgaard, Bo Nilson, Peter Reinstrup, Johan Bonnevier, David Cederberg, Johan Malmström, Peter Bentzer, Adam Linder
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Neutrophils play critical roles in the host response to bacteria, including the production neutrophil extracellular traps (NET). Here the authors show that NET formation in the context of pneumococcal meningitis impairs bacterial clearance and targeting NET formation in this context could be a potential therapeutic option.