title: Neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps orchestrate initiation and resolution of inflammation.
abstract: Neutrophils, the most abundant leukocytes in the human body, are considered to be the first line of defense in the fight against microorganisms. In this fight neutrophils employ weaponry such as reactive oxygen species produced via the NADPH oxidase complex 2 together with the release of intracellular granules containing antimicrobial agents. The discovery that activated neutrophils release decondensed chromatin as DNase-sensitive neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) lead to a renewed interest in these leukocytes and the function of NETs in vivo. In this review, we will focus on desirable as well as detrimental features of NETs by the example of gout and pancreatitis. In our models we observed that neutrophils drive the initiation of inflammation and are required for the resolution of inflammation.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Hahn
authors: Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors: Jasmin
authors: J
authors: Knopf
authors: Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Maueröder
authors: Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Kienhöfer
authors: Department of Internal Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors: Moritz
authors: M
authors: Leppkes
authors: Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. martin.herrmann@uk-erlangen.de.
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D065206:Extracellular Traps / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006073:Gout / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D018375:Neutrophil Activation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D015398:Signal Transduction