NETs and traps delay wound healing in diabetes #MMPMID26239304
Roth Flach RJ; Czech MP
Trends Endocrinol Metab 2015[Sep]; 26 (9): 451-2 PMID26239304show ga
Diabetes is associated with dire peripheral sequelae including foot ulcers and amputations. A recent article by Wong et al [2] demystifies this connection by demonstrating that the neutrophil defense mechanism of extruding decondensed chromatin, termed NETosis, mediates delayed wound healing in diabetes and provides a therapeutic strategy for this indication.