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ArticleOncotarget2018

Neutrophil extracellular traps promote lipopolysaccharide-induced airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in mice.

Yong Zou, Xi Chen, Jian Xiao, Dong Bo Zhou, Xiao Xiao Lu, Wei Li, Bin Xie, Xiao Kuang, Qiong Chen

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Article in Oncotarget, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Yong ZouDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xi ChenDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jian XiaoDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Dong Bo ZhouDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xiao Xiao LuDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Bin XieDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xiao KuangDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Qiong ChenDepartment of Geriatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) contributes to airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in chronic airway inflammatory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF). Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are extracellular meshworks composed of DNA fibers and antimicrobial proteins. Although NET formation has been detected in COPD and CF patients, how NETs contribute to these diseases is poorly understood. This study was performed to clarify the effects and mechanisms of action of NETs in airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion. We created a murine model of LPS-induced airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion, and found that LPS-induced NET formation was degraded by aerosolized DNase I treatment in mice. Degradation of NETs by aerosolized DNase I reduced LPS-induced airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in mice, this reduction correlated with suppression of TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. More importantly, NETs promoted LPS-induced production of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in macrophages. These results suggest NET degradation using aerosolized DNase I is a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating COPD and CF.

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airway inflammationlipopolysaccharidemucus hypersecretionneutrophil extracellular trapsTLR4/NF-κB

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PMID29568356
PMCPMC5862577

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