Recent Advances in the Roles of Neutrophils in Toxoplasmosis

Abstract

Neutrophils are now recognized as major components of the response to Toxoplasma gondii by their contribution to parasite elimination by a number of mechanisms. This article focuses on recent advances in the understanding of the mechanisms of migration, cytokine release, and formation of extracellular traps by neutrophils during toxoplasmosis.

Keywords: chemokines; cytokines; innate immunity; neutrophil extracellular trap; neutrophils.