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ArticleOncology letters2019

Lung cancer cells release high mobility group box 1 and promote the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps.

Jiawei Zhou, Yonglin Yang, Tingting Gan, Yan Li, Fan Hu, Nannan Hao, Baorui Yuan, Yu Chen, Mingshun Zhang

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Article in Oncology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Research Progress of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Lung Cancer].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2025
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  7. NETs: an extracellular DNA network structure with implication for cardiovascular disease and cancer.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiawei ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Yonglin YangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, P.R. China.
Tingting GanDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Yan LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Fan HuAnalysis Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210016, P.R. China.
Nannan HaoDepartment of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210016, P.R. China.
Baorui YuanDepartment of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210016, P.R. China.
Yu ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Mingshun ZhangDepartment of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210016, P.R. China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality. Tumor-associated neutrophils represent a large portion of inflammatory cells within the lung tumor microenvironment. However, the roles of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in lung cancer remain unclear. In the present study, it was identified that Lewis lung carcinoma cells actively released the danger-associated molecular pattern protein high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). Furthermore, HMGB1 in lung cancer cell supernatants promoted the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which was dependent on Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). The downstream molecules of TLR4, including myeloid differentiation factor 88, TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p38 MAPKs) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), were activated during the formation of NETs. In addition, inhibition of p38 MAPKs or ERKs significantly decreased NETs. Morphine, an additional ligand for TLR4, aggravated the NETs induced by lung cancer cells. The present study revealed novel mechanisms in tumor-associated NET formation.

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high mobility group box 1lung cancermorphineneutrophil extracellular trapsToll-like receptor 4

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PMID31289487
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