Figure 2.
Characterization of the neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). NETs were characterized by measuring the concentrations of (A) proteins, (B) DNA, (C) neutrophil elastase (NE), (D) myeloperoxidase (MPO)-DNA complex and (E) histone-DNA complex contained in the preparations of NETs [+, with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation] and control (−, without LPS stimulation). Data show the means ± standard deviation of 3–6 separate experiments. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. Images are representative of 3 separate experiments.