Abstract
Following the discovery of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in 2004 by Brinkmann and colleagues, there has been extensive research into the role of NETs in a number of inflammatory diseases, including periodontitis. This chapter describes the current methods for the isolation of peripheral blood neutrophils as well as of oral neutrophils for subsequent NET experiments, including approaches to quantify and visualize NET production, the ability of NETs to entrap and kill bacteria, and the removal of NETs by nuclease-containing plasma.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Oral Biology |
Subtitle of host publication | Molecular Techniques and Applications |
Editors | Gregory J. Seymour, Mary P. Cullinan, Nicholas C.K. Heng, Paul R. Cooper |
Publisher | Humana Press Inc |
Pages | 451-472 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781071627808 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781071627792, 9781071627822 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Methods in Molecular Biology |
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Volume | 2588 |
ISSN (Print) | 1064-3745 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6029 |
Bibliographical note
The original version of this chapter was revised. The correction to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2780-8_32Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords
- Cathepsin G
- Chemiluminescence
- DNA
- Elastase
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Immunostaining
- Myeloperoxidase
- Neutrophil extracellular traps
- Reactive oxygen species
- SEM