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Neutrophils: Their Role in Innate and Adaptive Immunity 2017.

Highlights

  • To continue elucidating the complex role of neutrophils in infection, inflammation, and immunity, this second special issue has brought together original and review articles that will help us to better understand the complex and fascinating neutrophil biology

  • Neutrophils have long been regarded as the first line of defense against infection and one of the main cell types involved in initiation of the inflammatory response

  • It is generally accepted that the innate immunity functions of neutrophils are mainly mediated by phagocytosis, release of granules, and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)

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To continue elucidating the complex role of neutrophils in infection, inflammation, and immunity, this second special issue has brought together original and review articles that will help us to better understand the complex and fascinating neutrophil biology. Editorial Neutrophils: Their Role in Innate and Adaptive Immunity 2017 Neutrophils have long been regarded as the first line of defense against infection and one of the main cell types involved in initiation of the inflammatory response. It is generally accepted that the innate immunity functions of neutrophils are mainly mediated by phagocytosis, release of granules, and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

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