Lupus White Blood Cells Form Destructive Traps (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Lupus White Blood Cells Form Destructive Traps

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Lupus low-density granulocytes spontaneously undergo NETosis -- a process in which the immune cell throws out genetic material (DNA, blue) and antimicrobial molecules such as elastase (green) in a web-like structure

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Luz Blanco/ NIAMS

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