NETosis: Molecular Mechanisms, Role in Physiology and Pathology

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Kill Bacteria

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COVID-19: consider cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression

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Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the nomenclature committee on cell death 2018.

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Novel cell death program leads to neutrophil extracellular traps

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Platelet TLR4 activates neutrophil extracellular traps to ensnare bacteria in septic blood

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Neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase regulate the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps

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THE MITOCHONDRIAL DEATH/LIFE REGULATOR IN APOPTOSIS AND NECROSIS

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Neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19

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Neutrophil extracellular traps enriched in oxidized mitochondrial DNA are interferogenic and contribute to lupus-like disease

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Cleavage of DFNA5 by caspase-3 during apoptosis mediates progression to secondary necrotic/pyroptotic cell death

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Macrophages in immunoregulation and therapeutics

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Mitochondria in oxidative stress, inflammation and aging: from mechanisms to therapeutic advances

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Immunosenescence and inflammaging in the aging process: age-related diseases or longevity?

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Neutrophil extracellular traps in homeostasis and disease

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Oxidative Stress: Signaling Pathways, Biological Functions, and Disease

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Diversity and complexity of cell death: a historical review

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T cell immunotherapies engage neutrophils to eliminate tumor antigen escape variants

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The Immune and Regenerative Response to Burn Injury

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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Activate Proinflammatory Functions of Human Neutrophils

Dömer, D., Walther, T., Möller, S., Behnen, M., & Laskay, T. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.636954 · Cited by 231

The crosstalk between copper-induced oxidative stress and cuproptosis: a novel potential anticancer paradigm

Vo, T. T. T., Peng, T., Nguyen, T. H., Bui, T. N. H., Wang, C., Lee, W.-J., Chen, Y., Wu, Y.-C., & Lee, I. (2024) · Cell Communication and Signaling · doi:10.1186/s12964-024-01726-3 · Cited by 207

The tumor-derived cytokine Chi3l1 induces neutrophil extracellular traps that promote T cell exclusion in triple-negative breast cancer

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Selective activation of PFKL suppresses the phagocytic oxidative burst

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The Role of Reactive Species on Innate Immunity

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Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Health and Disease Pathophysiology: Recent Insights and Advances

Islam, M. M., & Takeyama, N. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms242115805 · Cited by 133

Guidelines for Regulated Cell Death Assays: A Systematic Summary, A Categorical Comparison, A Prospective

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Review: The Emerging Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Sepsis and Sepsis-Associated Thrombosis

Chen, Z., Zhang, H., Qu, M., Nan, K., Cao, H., Cata, J. P., Chen, W., & Miao, C. (2021) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2021.653228 · Cited by 137

Toll-like receptor 4: A potential therapeutic target for multiple human diseases

Wei, J., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Wang, F., & Yao, S. (2023) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115338 · Cited by 121

Mitochondria Related Cell Death Modalities and Disease

Tian, C., Liu, Y., Li, Z., Zhu, P., & Zhao, M. (2022) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.832356 · Cited by 113

Interplay between Cell Death and Cell Proliferation Reveals New Strategies for Cancer Therapy

Loftus, L. V., Amend, S. R., & Pienta, K. J. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms23094723 · Cited by 128

Piezo1 expression in neutrophils regulates shear-induced NETosis

Baratchi, S., Danish, H., Chheang, C., Zhou, Y., Huang, A., Lai, A., Khanmohammadi, M., Quinn, K. M., Khoshmanesh, K., & Peter, K. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51211-1 · Cited by 110

Significance of NETs Formation in COVID-19

Janiuk, K., Jabłońska, E., & Garley, M. (2021) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells10010151 · Cited by 100

Neutrophil extracellular traps in wound healing

Zhu, Z., Zhou, S., Li, S., Gong, S., & Zhang, Q. (2024) · Trends in Pharmacological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tips.2024.09.007 · Cited by 99

Airway mucus in pulmonary diseases: Muco-adhesive and muco-penetrating particles to overcome the airway mucus barriers

Pangeni, R., Meng, T., Poudel, S., Sharma, D., Hutsell, H., Ma, J., Rubin, B. K., Longest, P. W., Hindle, M., & Xu, Q. (2023) · International Journal of Pharmaceutics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122661 · Cited by 103

Pathogenic cellular and molecular mediators in lupus nephritis

Mohan, C., Zhang, T., & Putterman, C. (2023) · Nature Reviews Nephrology · doi:10.1038/s41581-023-00722-z · Cited by 92

ROS homeostasis in cell fate, pathophysiology, and therapeutic interventions

Chen, Y.-S., Tian, H., Rong, D., Wang, L., Chen, S., Zeng, J., Xu, H., Mei, J., Wang, L.-Y., Liou, Y., et al. (2025) · Molecular Biomedicine · doi:10.1186/s43556-025-00338-8 · Cited by 96

Bibliometric and visual analysis of neutrophil extracellular traps from 2004 to 2022

Wan, Y., Shen, J., Ouyang, J., Dong, P., Hong, Y., Liang, L., & Liu, J. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.1025861 · Cited by 81

Inflammation: a matter of immune cell life and death

Bender, E. C., Tareq, H. S., & Suggs, L. J. (2025) · npj Biomedical Innovations. · doi:10.1038/s44385-025-00010-4 · Cited by 80

Methods for the Assessment of NET Formation: From Neutrophil Biology to Translational Research

Stoimenou, M., Tzoros, G., Skendros, P., & Chrysanthopoulou, A. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232415823 · Cited by 83

Mechanisms of endothelial activation, hypercoagulation and thrombosis in COVID-19: a link with diabetes mellitus

Valencia, I., Lumpuy‐Castillo, J., Magalhães, G. S., Sánchez‐Ferrer, C. F., Lorenzo, Ó., & Peiró, C. (2024) · Cardiovascular Diabetology · doi:10.1186/s12933-023-02097-8 · Cited by 79

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: Friend and Foe

Luo, H., Guo, H., Zhou, Y., Fang, R., Zhang, W., & Mei, Z. (2023) · Current Neuropharmacology · doi:10.2174/1570159x21666230308090351 · Cited by 78

Neutrophil autophagy and NETosis in COVID-19: perspectives

Zhang, R., Sun, C., Han, Y., Huang, L., Sheng, H., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Lai, J., Yuan, J., Chen, X., et al. (2022) · Autophagy · doi:10.1080/15548627.2022.2099206 · Cited by 76

Host-Directed Therapies for Tuberculosis

Jeong, E.-K., Lee, H.-J., & Jung, Y. (2022) · Pathogens · doi:10.3390/pathogens11111291 · Cited by 74

Multitasking functions of bacterial extracellular DNA in biofilms

Sharma, D. K., & Rajpurohit, Y. S. (2024) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.00006-24 · Cited by 73

Cytokine signalling in formation of neutrophil extracellular traps: Implications for health and diseases

Manoj, H., Gomes, S. M., Thimmappa, P. Y., Nagareddy, P. R., Jamora, C., & Joshi, M. B. (2024) · Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.cytogfr.2024.12.001 · Cited by 75

Specific NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembling and Regulation in Neutrophils: Relevance in Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases

Paget, C., Doz, E., Winter, N., & Briard, B. (2022) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells11071188 · Cited by 70

NETosis: an emerging therapeutic target in renal diseases

Juha, M., Molnár, A., Jakus, Z., & Ledó, N. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1253667 · Cited by 67

The Immune System Throws Its Traps: Cells and Their Extracellular Traps in Disease and Protection

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Extracellular traps from activated vascular smooth muscle cells drive the progression of atherosclerosis

Zhai, M., Gong, S., Luan, P., Shi, Y., Kou, W., Zeng, Y., Shi, J., Yu, G., Hou, J., Yu, Q., et al. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35330-1 · Cited by 63

Enterococcus faecalis in secondary apical periodontitis: Mechanisms of bacterial survival and disease persistence

Elashiry, M. M., Bergeron, B. E., & Tay, F. R. (2023) · Microbial Pathogenesis · doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106337 · Cited by 68

Neutrophil extracellular traps in cancer

Ma, Y., Wei, J., He, W., & Ren, J. (2024) · MedComm · doi:10.1002/mco2.647 · Cited by 67

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Promote Metastases of Colorectal Cancers through Activation of ERK Signaling by Releasing Neutrophil Elastase

OKAMOTO, M. T., Mizuno, R., Kawada, K., Itatani, Y., Kiyasu, Y., Hanada, K., Hirata, W., Nishikawa, Y., Masui, H., Sugimoto, N., et al. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24021118 · Cited by 63

NETosis Drives Blood Pressure Elevation and Vascular Dysfunction in Hypertension

Krishnan, J., Hennen, E. M., Ao, M., Kirabo, A., Ahmad, T., de la Visitación, N., & Patrick, D. M. (2024) · Circulation Research · doi:10.1161/circresaha.123.323897 · Cited by 64

NETosis as an oncologic therapeutic target: a mini review

Jaboury, S., Wang, K., O’Sullivan, K. M., Ooi, J. D., & Ho, G. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1170603 · Cited by 62

Particulate matter (PM10) induces in vitro activation of human neutrophils, and lung histopathological alterations in a mouse model

Valderrama, A., Ortiz-Hernández, P., Agraz‐Cibrián, J. M., Tabares-Guevara, J. H., Gómez-Gallego, D. M., Zambrano‐Zaragoza, J. F., Taborda, N. A., & Hernández, J. C. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11553-6 · Cited by 58

DNA of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Binds TMCO6 to Impair CD8+ T-cell Immunity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Song, M., Zhang, C., Cheng, S., Ouyang, D., Ping, Y., Yang, J., Zhang, Y., Tang, Y., Chen, H., Wang, Q.-J., et al. (2024) · Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-23-2986 · Cited by 57

Acute Kidney Injury Induced Lupus Exacerbation Through the Enhanced Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (and Apoptosis) in Fcgr2b Deficient Lupus Mice With Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

Saisorn, W., Saithong, S., Phuengmaung, P., Udompornpitak, K., Bhunyakarnjanarat, T., Visitchanakun, P., Charoensappakit, A., Pisitkun, P., Chiewchengchol, D., & Leelahavanichkul, A. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.669162 · Cited by 57

A targetable pathway in neutrophils mitigates both arterial and venous thrombosis

Nayak, L. V., Sweet, D. R., Thomas, A., Lapping, S. D., Kalikasingh, K. A., Madera, A., Vinayachandran, V., Padmanabhan, R., Vasudevan, N. T., Myers, J., et al. (2022) · Science Translational Medicine · doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abj7465 · Cited by 56

Impact of Posttranslational Modification in Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Focusing on Citrullination, Carbamylation, and Acetylation

Kwon, E.-J., & Ju, J. H. (2021) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms221910576 · Cited by 59

A Specific Calprotectin Neo-epitope [CPa9-HNE] in Serum from Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Is Associated with Neutrophil Activity and Endoscopic Severity

Mortensen, J. H., Sinkevičiūtė, D., Manon‐Jensen, T., Domislović, V., McCall, K., Thudium, C. S., Brinar, M., Önnerfjord, P., Goodyear, C. S., Krznarić, Ž., et al. (2022) · Journal of Crohn s and Colitis · doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac047 · Cited by 54

Tissue factor in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy

Subramaniam, S., Kothari, H., & Bosmann, M. (2022) · Thrombosis Research · doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2022.09.025 · Cited by 53

Diverse Neutrophil Functions in Cancer and Promising Neutrophil-Based Cancer Therapies

Sounbuli, K., Mironova, N. L., & Alekseeva, L. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232415827 · Cited by 54

Neutrophil extracellular traps mediate cardiomyocyte ferroptosis via the Hippo–Yap pathway to exacerbate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity

Zhao, P., Li, Y., Xu, X., Yang, H., Li, X., Fu, S., Guo, Z., Zhang, J., Li, H., & Tian, J. (2024) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00018-024-05169-4 · Cited by 53

Polysialic Acid in the Immune System

Villanueva-Cabello, T. M., Gutiérrez-Valenzuela, L. D., Salinas-Marín, R., López-Guerrero, D. V., & Martínez-Duncker, I. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.823637 · Cited by 50

Damage associated molecular patterns and neutrophil extracellular traps in acute pancreatitis

Zhou, X., Jin, S., Pan, J., Lin, Q., Yang, S., Ambe, P. C., Basharat, Z., Zimmer, V., Wang, W., & Hong, W. (2022) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.927193 · Cited by 51

Extracellular histones as damage-associated molecular patterns in neuroinflammatory responses

Richards, C. M., McRae, S. A., Ranger, A. L., & Klegeris, A. (2022) · Reviews in the Neurosciences · doi:10.1515/revneuro-2022-0091 · Cited by 51

Dihydrotanshinone I Inhibits the Lung Metastasis of Breast Cancer by Suppressing Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Formation

Zhao, H., Liang, Y., Sun, C., Zhai, Y., Li, X., Jiang, M., Yang, R., Li, X., Shu, Q., Kai, G., et al. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232315180 · Cited by 50

Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Cause Vascular Occlusion and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Mice

Zeineddine, H. A., Hong, S., Peesh, P., Dienel, A., Torres, K., Pandit, P. T., Matsumura, K., Huang, S., Li, W., Chauhan, A., et al. (2024) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.123.320224 · Cited by 52

Stroke and myocardial infarction induce neutrophil extracellular trap release disrupting lymphoid organ structure and immunoglobulin secretion

Tuz, A. A., Ghosh, S., Karsch, L., Ttoouli, D., Sata, S. P., Ulusoy, Ö., Kraus, A., Hoerenbaum, N., Wolf, J.-N., Lohmann, S., et al. (2024) · Nature Cardiovascular Research · doi:10.1038/s44161-024-00462-8 · Cited by 50

Neutrophils and Influenza: A Thin Line between Helpful and Harmful

George, S. T., Lai, J., Ma, J., Stacey, H. D., Miller, M. S., & Mullarkey, C. E. (2021) · Vaccines · doi:10.3390/vaccines9060597 · Cited by 54

Inflammatory myopathies and beyond: The dual role of neutrophils in muscle damage and regeneration

Torres-Ruiz, J. J., Alcalá‐Carmona, B., Alejandre‐Aguilar, R., & Gómez‐Martín, D. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1113214 · Cited by 50

Different Ways to Die: Cell Death Pathways and Their Association With Spinal Cord Injury

Guha, L., Singh, N., & Kumar, H. (2023) · Neurospine · doi:10.14245/ns.2244976.488 · Cited by 48

Neutrophils at the crossroads of acute viral infections and severity

Rawat, S., Vrati, S., & Banerjee, A. K. (2021) · Molecular Aspects of Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.mam.2021.100996 · Cited by 49

Molecular Prerequisites for Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation and Evasion Mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus

von Köckritz‐Blickwede, M., & Winstel, V. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.836278 · Cited by 46

The Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Reshetnyak, T. M., & Nurbaeva, K. S. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms241713581 · Cited by 48

Regulating Neutrophil PAD4/NOX-Dependent Cerebrovasular Thromboinflammation

Ansari, J., Vital, S. A., Yadav, S., & Gavins, F. N. E. (2023) · International Journal of Biological Sciences · doi:10.7150/ijbs.77434 · Cited by 44

Spontaneous NETosis in diabetes: A role of hyperglycemia mediated ROS and autophagy

Farhan, A., Hassan, G., Ali, S. H. L., Yousaf, Z., Shafique, K., Faisal, A., Younis, B. B., & Mirza, S. (2023) · Frontiers in Medicine · doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1076690 · Cited by 45

Neutrophil biology in injuries and diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems

Balog, B. M., Sonti, A., & Zigmond, R. E. (2023) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102488 · Cited by 46

Immunothrombosis in COVID-19: Implications of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

Bautista-Becerril, B., Campi-Caballero, R., Sevilla-Fuentes, S., Hernández-Regino, L. M., Hanono, A., Flores-Bustamante, A., González-Flores, J., García-Ávila, C., Aquino‐Gálvez, A., Castillejos-López, M. D. J., et al. (2021) · Biomolecules · doi:10.3390/biom11050694 · Cited by 44

NETosis and SARS-COV-2 infection related thrombosis: a narrative review

Behzadifard, M., & Soleimani, M. (2022) · Thrombosis Journal · doi:10.1186/s12959-022-00375-1 · Cited by 43

Protein Kinase C Isoforms Mediate the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

Vorobjeva, N. V., Dagil, Y. A., Pashenkov, M. V., Pinegin, B. V., & Chernyak, B. V. (2022) · International Immunopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109448 · Cited by 43

The Role of the Neutrophilic Network in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis

Czerwińśka, J., & Owczarczyk-Saczonek, A. B. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms23031840 · Cited by 42

Antioxidant Activities of Natural Compounds from Caribbean Plants to Enhance Diabetic Wound Healing

Accipe, L., Abadie, A., Nevière, R., & Bercion, S. (2023) · Antioxidants · doi:10.3390/antiox12051079 · Cited by 40

Assessing Humoral Immuno-Inflammatory Pathways Associated with Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Patients

Regolo, M., Sorce, A., Vaccaro, M., Colaci, M., Stancanelli, B., Natoli, G., Motta, M., Isaia, I., Castelletti, F., Giangreco, F., et al. (2023) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm12124057 · Cited by 41

Innovative nanoparticle-based approaches for modulating neutrophil extracellular traps in diseases: from mechanisms to therapeutics

Li, H., Li, C., Fu, C., Wang, Y., Liang, T., Wu, H., Wu, C., Wang, C., Sun, T., & Liu, S. (2025) · Journal of Nanobiotechnology · doi:10.1186/s12951-025-03195-3 · Cited by 39

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Dysregulates Host Iron (Fe)-Redox Homeostasis (Fe-R-H): Role of Fe-Redox Regulators, Ferroptosis Inhibitors, Anticoagulants, and Iron-Chelators in COVID-19 Control

Naidu, S. A. G., Clemens, R., & Naidu, A. S. (2022) · Journal of Dietary Supplements · doi:10.1080/19390211.2022.2075072 · Cited by 40

Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of nanoparticles in the management of COVID-19: a comprehensive overview

Gholizadeh, O., Yasamineh, S., Amini, P., Afkhami, H., Delarampour, A., Akbarzadeh, S., Matloub, R. K., Zahedi, M., Hosseini, P., Hajiesmaeili, M., et al. (2022) · Virology Journal · doi:10.1186/s12985-022-01935-7 · Cited by 38

Comprehensive landscape of cell death mechanisms: from molecular cross-talk to therapeutic innovation in oncology

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