Macrophages and platelets join forces to release kidney-damaging DNA traps
Nature Medicine 24, 128 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nm.4486
Author: Dominik Hartl
A recent study in mice dissects the mechanisms through which muscle damage leads to kidney dysfunction and identifies macrophage extracellular trap (MET) formation as a new pathogenic driver and potential therapeutic target.
Source: Nature Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Dominik Hartl Tags: News and Views Source Type: research