E. L. Becker, J. C. Kermode, P. H. Naccache, R. Yassin, M. L. Marsh, J. J. Munoz and R. I. Sha'Afi The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) is a not-for-profit publication ...

Scientists identify WASH protein complex as a gatekeeper of neutrophil-driven inflammation. A team led by Scripps Research scientists has uncovered key details of an immune-cell process that ...

Curing disease with neutrophils; this is the goal of the NeutroCure project. How will that work? "Neutrophils have a yin yang character," explained Andrés Hidalgo, whose team at the Centro Nacional de ...

LA JOLLA, CA—A team led by Scripps Research scientists has uncovered key details of an immune-cell process that frequently underlies excessive inflammation in the body. The findings could lead to new ...

They are the largest group of white blood cells: neutrophil granulocytes kill microorganisms. Neutrophils catch microbes with extracellular structures nicknamed Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The intracellularly trapped fluorescent calcium indicator, quin 2, was used not only to monitor changes in cytosolic-free calcium, [Ca2+]i, ...

Two concepts are important to understanding how leukocytes become immunocompetent cells: proliferation and differentiation (Figure 6). Proliferation is the production of many cells from a single cell ...

While immune cells called neutrophils are known to act as infantry in the body's war on germs, a National Institutes of Health-funded study suggests they can act as medics as well. By studying rodents ...