These cells use NADPH oxidase and myeloperoxidase to produce hypochlorite in a respiratory burst, and these phagocytes are responsible for giving pus its green color.
Red pseudovesicular plaques and nodules in Sweet syndrome are caused by infiltration of these cells into skin. Mutations in the lamin B receptor causes the nuclei of these cells to take on a pince-nez appearance in the Pelger-Huet anomaly. C5a and LTB4 are chemoattractants of these cells, whose nuclei become hypersegmented in B12 or folate deficiency. Antibodies to HMG1, proteinase 3, and MPO are named for their staining pattern in the (*) cytoplasm of these cells and are associated with small vessel vasculitis. These cells use NADPH oxidase and myeloperoxidase to produce hypochlorite in a respiratory burst, and these phagocytes are responsible for giving pus its green color. For 10 points, name these most abundant white blood cells in the circulation, the first responders to infection.
Red pseudovesicular plaques and nodules in Sweet syndrome are caused by infiltration of these cells into skin.
neutrophils [or polymorphonuclear cells or PMNs]