Neutrophils

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Resources:

• Ch10¹

Overview

• Neutrophils are pathogen fighting immune cells²
• Function: ability to be recruited to sites of infection, recognize and phagocytose microbes, and kill pathogens through cytotoxic mechanisms²

References

1.

Cavaillon JM, Singer M. Inflammation, 4 Volume Set: From Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms to the Clinic. Wiley; 2018. https://books.google.com/books?id=zCgryAEACAAJ

2.

Mayadas TN, Cullere X, Lowell CA. The Multifaceted Functions of Neutrophils. Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease. 2014;9(1):181-218. doi:10.1146/annurev-pathol-020712-164023