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In response to inflammatory stimuli, neutrophils are activated and can undergo neutrophil extracellular trap (NETs) formation whereby the cell depolarizes and chromatin comprised of histones and DNA is ejected from the cell. NETs are decorated with antimicrobial enzymes, including myeloperoxidase and neutrophil elastase. Figure adapted from [7,26].
