Metastasis: Caught in a trap
Nature Reviews Cancer 16, 757 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrc.2016.133
Author: Anna Dart
Neutrophils can capture and kill pathogens by releasing DNA and associated proteolytic enzymes into the extracellular space, forming structures known as neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Park et al. have shown that in the absence of infection, metastatic breast cancer cells can stimulate neutrophils to
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Anna Dart Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research