title: Neutrophils: warriors and commanders in immune mediated inflammatory diseases.
abstract: Neutrophils are critical effector cells in the immune system. They not only play crucial roles in pathogenic defense but are also able to modulate the function of other immune cells and consequently contribute to the immune response fate. The herein review is focused in neutrophil biology in a general perspective and its contribution to the course of immune mediated inflammatory diseases.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa. ritacascao@fm.ul.pt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cascão
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Rosário
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fonseca
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D016897:Respiratory Burst