Neutrophils only die twice

Sci Adv. 2023 Dec 22;9(51):eadm8715. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adm8715. Epub 2023 Dec 20.

Authors

Fernando W Souza^{1

2

3

4}, Edward A Miao^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
² Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
³ Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.

Abstract

After apoptotic cell death begins neutrophils initiate NETosis, a second cell death program.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Apoptosis
Cell Death
Extracellular Traps* / metabolism
Neutrophils* / metabolism