"Role of Neutrophils in Disease Pathogenesis" ed. by Maitham Abbas Khajah

This book highlights the important role of neutrophils in health as well as in the pathogenesis of various diseases. This book provides a wider picture with regard to the importance of this immune cell type in various diseases with focus on one of its recently discovered properties, NETs.

Therapeutic targets aimed to modulate neutrophil functions might provide novel approaches in the treatment of various diseases of infectious and noninfectious origin.

Section 1 provides a general background information regarding the mechanisms and various triggers of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation and their role in various infectious and noninfectious diseases (such as postinjury inflammation).
Section 2 provides recent evidence regarding the role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis as well as a therapeutic target for selected disease conditions such as periodontal diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, and cystic fibrosis.
Section 3 describes the anti-inflammatory properties of neutrophils with focus regarding their role in graft versus host disease.

Contents
Preface
1 Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Infectious Human Diseases
2 Beneficial and Deleterious Effects of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps on Infection
3 The Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Post‐Injury Inflammation
4 Neutrophil Role in Periodontal Disease
5 Neutrophils in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Target for Discovering New Therapies Based on Natural Products
6 Role of Neutrophils in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
7 Neutrophils Plasticity: The Regulatory Interface in Various Pathological Conditions