A recent study has found that rhinovirus-induced exacerbation of asthma is in part mediated by the release of neutrophil extracellular traps and double-stranded DNA by neutrophils in the airway.
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Busse, W. A role for neutrophils in asthma exacerbations. Nat Med 23, 658–659 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.4351
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