Detection of SLE antigens in neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)

C Carmona-Rivera, MJ Kaplan - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Methods …, 2014 - Springer
C Carmona-Rivera, MJ Kaplan
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Methods and Protocols, 2014Springer
Neutrophils are sentinel cells of the innate immune system with a primary role of clearing
extracellular pathogens. The release of weblike structures decorated with granular proteins
called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) has recently been implicated in the
pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Indeed, NETs may represent an
important source of autoantigens and immunostimulatory proteins in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). In this chapter, we describe protocols to isolate human peripheral …
Abstract
Neutrophils are sentinel cells of the innate immune system with a primary role of clearing extracellular pathogens. The release of weblike structures decorated with granular proteins called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) has recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Indeed, NETs may represent an important source of autoantigens and immunostimulatory proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this chapter, we describe protocols to isolate human peripheral neutrophils, to generate and isolate NETs, and to detect SLE antigens in NETs using immunofluorescence and immunoblot.
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