Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Fetal Membranes Induce Neutrophil Activation and Release of Vital Neutrophil Extracellular Traps.
Tong M, Potter JA, Mor G, Abrahams VM. Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Fetal Membranes Induce Neutrophil Activation and Release of Vital Neutrophil Extracellular Traps. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 203: 500-510. PMID: 31167775, PMCID: PMC6616008, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil extracellular trapsNeutrophil recruitmentFetal membranesReactive oxygen species productionPreterm birthExtracellular trapsOxygen species productionCytokine/chemokine secretionChemokine/cytokine productionMajor risk factorSpecies productionBacterial LPS stimulationNeutrophil infiltrationProinflammatory factorsFetal interfaceChemokine secretionNeonatal mortalityCytokine productionNeutrophil activationRisk factorsTissue injuryNeutrophil viabilityLPS stimulationEx vivoNET formation