Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29601861›Full record

ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2019

Neutrophil extracellular traps in fungal infection.

Constantin F Urban, Jeniel E Nett

Open access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
77citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Viral Infections.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Fungal Infections in Disorders of Inborn Errors of Immunity.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026
    Review
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. A roadmap to chemically reactive species: how diverse oxidants affectMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
    Review
  12. Review
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. AMPK and CAMKK activation participate in early events ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025
    Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Review

17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Constantin F UrbanUmeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology, 90185 Umeå, Sweden; Umeå Centre for Microbial Research & Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine, Sweden. Electronic address: constantin.urban@umu.se.
Jeniel E NettUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 5203 Microbial Sciences Building, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address: jenett@medicine.wisc.edu.
Umeå University · SEUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Candida Biofilm Immune EvasionK08AI108727 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI NETT, JENIEL E · 2014 to 2018
$960k
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2017074NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI108727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fungal infections are a continuously increasing problem in modern health care. Understanding the complex biology of the emerging pathogens and unraveling the mechanisms of host defense may form the basis for the development of more efficient diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Neutrophils play a pivotal role in the defense against fungal pathogens. These phagocytic hunters migrate towards invading fungal microorganisms and eradicate them by phagocytosis, oxidative burst and release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). In the last decade, the process of NET formation has received unparalleled attention, with numerous studies revealing the relevance of this neutrophil function for control of various mycoses. Here, we describe NET formation and summarize its role as part of the innate immune defense against fungal pathogens. We highlight factors influencing the formation of these structures and molecular mechanisms employed by fungi to impair the formation of NETs or subvert their antifungal effects.

Indexed as

Antifungal AgentsExtracellular TrapsFungiHumansMycosesNeutrophilsPhagocytosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntifungal AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAspergillusCandidaImmunologyNeutrophilNeutrophil extracellular trap (NET)

Identifiers

PMID29601861
PMCPMC6170733
OpenAlexW2796078958

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.