1 Diabetes often causes numbness and other complications in the feet. 2  Determine if your numbness is related to pregnancy. 3  Pregnancy often causes swelling of the feet and toes, which can cause numbness.
Degranulation is a cellular process that releases antimicrobial cytotoxic or other molecules from secretory vesicles called granules found inside some cells. It is used by several different cells involved in the immune system, including granulocytes and mast cells. It is also used by certain lymphocytes such as natural killer cells and cytotoxic T cells, whose main purpose is to destroy invading microorganisms.
Neutrophils also release an assortment of proteins in three types of granules by a process called degranulation. The contents of these granules have antimicrobial properties, and help combat infection.eutrophil granulocytes (also known as neutrophils) are the most abundant (40% to 75%) type of white blood cells in most mammals and form an essential part of the innate immune system. Functionality varies in different animals. They are formed from stem cells in the bone marrow. They are short-lived and highly motile.