Publications by authors named "German Munoz-Sanchez"
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) require reactive oxygen species (ROS) to eliminate pathogens by inducing oxidative stress. However, this process can also cause tissue damage to the host. Neutrophils contain high concentrations of vitamin C (1.
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- - The study analyzed COVID-19 cases in Western Mexico from April to December 2020, finding that out of 23,211 patients, nearly 30% tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, with an average age of 38.5 and a majority being female (53.8%).
- - Common comorbidities among infected patients included diabetes (34.7%), obesity (31.15%), and hypertension (31.8%), but these did not show a clear link to the severity of the disease; however, older patients (over 60) faced a much higher risk of severe symptoms.
- - The study highlights a significant prevalence of COVID-19 in the region, suggesting that health officials utilize these
Neutrophils are the most abundant circulating innate immune cells and comprise the first immune defense line, as they are the most rapidly recruited cells at sites of infection or inflammation. Their main microbicidal mechanisms are degranulation, phagocytosis, cytokine secretion and the formation of extracellular traps. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are a microbicidal mechanism that involves neutrophil death.
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