The NADPH oxidase and microbial killing by neutrophils, with a particular emphasis on the proposed antimicrobial role of myeloperoxidase within the phagocytic vacuole
Adam P Levine, Anthony W Segal
This review challenges the traditional view of NADPH oxidase function in neutrophils, proposing it optimizes vacuolar conditions for antimicrobial proteins rather than solely producing hydrogen peroxide.
Microbiology Spectrum · Aug 12, 2016Peer-reviewedImmunology