Platelet TLR4 activates neutrophil extracellular traps to ensnare bacteria in septic blood

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Summary

It is proposed that platelet TLR4 is a threshold switch for this new bacterial trapping mechanism in severe sepsis, where NETs have the greatest capacity for bacterial trapping.

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2007-04-01
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Neutrophil extracellular traps, TLR4, Platelet, Sepsis, Extracellular

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