0 a type of white blood cell that helps to destroy harmful substances in the body and therefore protect the body from disease --
Quantitation of cellular response indicated that the neutrophils were the predominant cells throughout feeding, followed by mononuclear cells and eosinophils.
Both acute and chronic inflammation are characterised by an initial infiltration of neutrophils, followed by a more sustained influx of mononuclear cells.
I t was clear that the neutrophils were disrupting the collagen layers.
Neutrophil-derived superoxide anion induces lipid peroxidation and stimulates collagen synthesis in human hepatic stellate cells : role of nitric oxide.
The rise in interleukin-8 coincided with rapid rises in the numbers of peripheral neutrophils (which had fallen during bypass) and in plasma elastase.
Movement of the neutrophils across the epithelial layer can then be assessed.
Transepithelial migration of neutrophils also contributes to tight junction disruption.
Activated neutrophils: purveyors of oxidative stress into the maternal circulation?
