LJI researchers gain new understanding of how neutrophils

(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) As an arm of the innate immune system, white blood cells called neutrophils form the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Neutrophils spend most of their lives racing through the bloodstream, patrolling for bacteria or other foreign particles. Once they arrive at tissues besieged by infectious agents, they halt on a dime and then blast through the vessel wall to reach the inflammatory attack site.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news