Abstract
There is accumulating evidence that two aspects of the innate immune response, the respiratory burst and secretion of proteases, are intimately intertwined. A recent study suggests that K(+) may be the missing link. Is it time to merge signal transduction with biophysics?
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Endopeptidases / metabolism*
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Humans
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Immunity, Innate*
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Ions
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Neutrophils / cytology
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Neutrophils / enzymology
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Neutrophils / immunology*
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Neutrophils / metabolism*
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Oxidants / metabolism*
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Phagosomes / metabolism
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Potassium / metabolism*
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Respiratory Burst
Substances
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Ions
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Oxidants
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Endopeptidases
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Potassium