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ArticleCell proliferation2019

Induction of neutrophil extracellular traps during tissue injury: Involvement of STING and Toll-like receptor 9 pathways.

Li Liu, Ye Mao, Bocheng Xu, Xiangxian Zhang, Chunju Fang, Yu Ma, Ke Men, Xiaorong Qi, Tao Yi, Yuquan Wei and 1 more

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Article in Cell proliferation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li LiuLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-8295
Ye MaoLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Bocheng XuLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiangxian ZhangLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chunju FangLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yu MaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ke MenLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiaorong QiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Tao YiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yuquan WeiLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiawei WeiLab of Aging Research and Nanotoxicology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2016YFA0201402Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81602492
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNeutrophils are thought to release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) to form in response to exogenous bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. However, the mechanisms underlying NET formation during sterile inflammation are still unclear. In this study, we would like to identify neutrophil extracellular traps formation during sterile inflammation and tissue injury and associated pathways and its mechanism. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe identified different injuries such as chemical-induced and trauma-induced formation of NETs and investigated mechanism of the formation of NETs in vitro and in vivo during the treatment of mtDNA.

resultsHere, we find the release of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and oxidized mtDNA in acute peripheral tissue trauma models or other chemically induced lung injury, and moreover, endogenous mtDNA and oxidized mtDNA induce the formation of NETs and sterile inflammation. Oxidized mtDNA is a more potent inducer of NETs. Mitochondrial DNA activates neutrophils via cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-STING and the Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) pathways and increases the production of neutrophil elastase and extracellular neutrophil-derived DNA in NETs. Mitochondrial DNA also increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and expression of the NET-associated proteins Rac 2 and peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4).

conclusionsAltogether, these findings highlight that endogenous mitochondrial DNA inducted NETs formation and subsequent sterile inflammation and the mechanism associated with NET formation.

Indexed as

AnimalsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDNA, MitochondrialExtracellular TrapsFemaleHumansInflammationIn Vitro TechniquesLeukocyte ElastaseMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalNeutrophil ActivationNeutrophilscGAS protein, mouseCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDNA, MitochondrialLeukocyte ElastaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteinTlr9 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 9cyclic GMP-AMP synthasemitochondrial DNAneutrophil extracellular trapsToll-like receptor 9

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PMID30851061
PMCPMC6536408
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