The transition from the classic role of neutrophils as the first line of defense of
the immune system to that of physiological regulators of intravascular thrombosis
took nearly three decades to emerge. This transition needed time to unravel the complex
links between the mechanisms that regulate hemostasis and inflammation and the innate
immune response, multicellular and multifactorial processes that interact with each
other. The present review is focused on the expression of tissue factor by neutrophils,
a critical event in their inflammatory and thrombotic function.
Keywords
neutrophils - tissue factor - autoimmune diseases - immunothrombosis - thromboinflammation