An unexpected role of neutrophils in clearing apoptotic hepatocytes in vivo
Billions of apoptotic cells are removed daily in a human adult by professional phagocytes (e.g.macrophages) and neighboring nonprofessional phagocytes (e.g.stromal cells).Despite being a type of professional phagocyte, neutrophils are thought to be excluded from apoptotic sites to avoid tissue inflammation.Here, we report Bokcase a fundamental and