Neutrophil Extracellular Traps are Involved in the Innate Immune Response to Infection with Leptospira

DNA Is an Antimicrobial Component of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

(2015) Tyler W.R. Halverson et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Neutrophils sense microbe size and selectively release neutrophil extracellular traps in response to large pathogens

(2014) Nora Branzk et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Cell Wall-Anchored Nuclease of Streptococcus sanguinis Contributes to Escape from Neutrophil Extracellular Trap-Mediated Bacteriocidal Activity

(2014) Chisato Morita et al.   PLoS One

Decay-Accelerating Factor 1 Deficiency Exacerbates Leptospiral-Induced Murine Chronic Nephritis and Renal Fibrosis

(2014) María F. Ferrer et al.   PLoS One

Leptospira Interrogans Induces Fibrosis in the Mouse Kidney through Inos-Dependent, TLR- and NLR-Independent Signaling Pathways

(2014) Martine Fanton d'Andon et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Live Imaging of Bioluminescent Leptospira interrogans in Mice Reveals Renal Colonization as a Stealth Escape from the Blood Defenses and Antibiotics

(2014) Gwenn Ratet et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Staphylococcus aureus Degrades Neutrophil Extracellular Traps to Promote Immune Cell Death

(2013) V. Thammavongsa et al.   SCIENCE

Functional responses and molecular mechanisms involved in histone-mediated platelet activation

(2013) Marìa Albertina Romaniuk et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

“Features of two proteins of Leptospira interrogans with potential role in host-pathogen interactions”

(2012) Renan F Domingos et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Intravascular Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Capture Bacteria from the Bloodstream during Sepsis

(2012) Braedon McDonald et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

FlaA Proteins in Leptospira interrogans Are Essential for Motility and Virulence but Are Not Required for Formation of the Flagellum Sheath

(2012) Ambroise Lambert et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Entrap and Kill Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Spirochetes and Are Not Affected by Ixodes ricinus Tick Saliva

(2012) C. Menten-Dedoyart et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Double-Edged Swords of Innate Immunity

(2012) M. J. Kaplan et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Induction of TNF-alfa and CXCL-2 mRNAs in different organs of mice infected with pathogenic Leptospira

(2012) Josefa B. da Silva et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Characterization of LIC11207, a novel leptospiral protein that is recognized by human convalescent sera and prevents apoptosis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes

(2012) Gabriela Pretre et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Leptospirosis: a re-emerging infection

(2012) Jaydeep Sarkar et al.   Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Monosodium urate crystals induce extracellular DNA traps in neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils but not in mononuclear cells

(2012) Christine Schorn et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Extracellular histones promote thrombin generation through platelet-dependent mechanisms: involvement of platelet TLR2 and TLR4

(2011) F. Semeraro et al.   BLOOD

Emergence, control and re-emerging leptospirosis: dynamics of infection in the changing world

(2011) R.A. Hartskeerl et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The Role of Neutrophils during Mild and Severe Influenza Virus Infections of Mice

(2011) Michelle D. Tate et al.   PLoS One

Distinct Cell Death Programs in Monocytes Regulate Innate Responses Following Challenge with Common Causes of Invasive Bacterial Disease

(2010) S. J. Webster et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Impairment of neutrophil extracellular trap degradation is associated with lupus nephritis

(2010) A. Hakkim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Asymptomatic Renal Colonization of Humans in the Peruvian Amazon by Leptospira

(2010) Christian A. Ganoza et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Carriage of Leptospira interrogans among domestic rats from an urban setting highly endemic for leptospirosis in Brazil

(2008) Marcos Tucunduva de Faria et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Phagocytosis-independent antimicrobial activity of mast cells by means of extracellular trap formation

(2008) M. von Kockritz-Blickwede et al.   BLOOD

Neutrophils Are Essential for Rapid Clearance of Enterococcus faecium in Mice

(2008) M. Leendertse et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Catapult-like release of mitochondrial DNA by eosinophils contributes to antibacterial defense

(2008) Shida Yousefi et al.   NATURE MEDICINE