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Leukocyte adhesion cascade

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(Tagged August 2005)

The Leukocyte adhesion cascade is a process through which leukocytesleave blood vessels and enter injured tissue. The five steps of the leukocyte adhesion cascade are

  1. capture
  2. rolling
  3. slow rolling
  4. firm adhesion
  5. transmigration through the epithelium

In an inflammatory response, leukocytes collectively are in every step of the cascade. Individually, they are in one step or another. It has been demonstrated that leukocyte recruitment is halted whenever any of the five steps is suppressed.

References

  • Leukocyte adhesion cascade
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