Gouwy M

Neutrophils are the first key effector innate immune cells recruited toward inflammatory sites. Through the release of neutrophilic extracellular traps (NETs), the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), degranulation and phagocytosis,…

Neutrophils are frontline cells of the innate immune system. These effector leukocytes are equipped with intriguing antimicrobial machinery and consequently display high cytotoxic potential. Accurate neutrophil recruitment is essential to c…

Upon inflammation, circulating monocytes leave the bloodstream and migrate into the tissues, where they differentiate after exposure to various growth factors, cytokines or infectious agents. The best defined macrophage polarization types a…