Excessive Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in COVID-19

Wang, Jun; Li, Qian; Yin, Yongmei; Zhang, Yingying; Cao, Yingying; Lin, Xiaoming; Huang, Lihua; Hoffmann, Daniel; Lu, Mengji; Qiu, Yuanwang

doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.02063

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Excessive Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in COVID-19

Published in Frontiers in Immunology • Aug 18, 2020

Authors:

Jun Wang

Qian Li

Yongmei Yin

Abstract

Background: Cases of excessive neutrophil counts in the blood in severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients have drawn significant attention. Neutrophil infiltration was also noted on the pathological findings from autopsy. It is urgent to clarify the pathogenesis of neutrophils leading to sever...

Subject

Neutrophilia

Neutrophil extracellular traps

Medicine

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