Understanding the role of neutrophil recruitment and activation in arboviral diseases. KU Leuven
As first cells recruited to inflammatory sites, neutrophils fight infections, but also cause excessive tissue destruction and immunopathology. Neutrophils are known to be crucial to clear bacterial pathogens, but their contribution to host defense and response to viral diseases, e.g. arbovirus-induced encephalitis or arthritogenic disease are much less understood. Indeed, seen as secondary players in viral infection control, the role of ...