ArticlePloS one2021
Circulating Myeloperoxidase (MPO)-DNA complexes as marker for Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) levels and the association with cardiovascular risk factors in the general population.
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- Vascular Complications of Long COVID-From Endothelial Dysfunction to Systemic Thrombosis: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Association of NETs Markers with Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Thrombectomy: Does Heparin Treatment Modify This?Translational stroke research · 2025Trial
- The "Double-Edged Sword" of Neutrophils in Trauma: From Pathophysiological Mechanisms to Precision Immunomodulation Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Cell death crosstalk in NET-Driven inflammation: mechanisms, disease contexts, and therapeutic perspectives.Biomarker research · 2026Review
- Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Complement Pathways: The Missing Links in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Pathogenesis.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2026Review
- Enhanced Alarmin Secretion Exacerbates Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) Formation in Active Psoriasis: Implication of IL-33 and TSLP in Driving NET Formation, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Psoriasis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps: an emerging strategy for improving the management of refractory asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between Serum MPO-DNA and CCL26 Levels and Poor Prognosis in Children with Multidrug-Resistant Organism-Associated Pneumonia.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Sepsis-induced coagulopathy: recent insights on the role and clinical application of neutrophil extracellular trap formation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Beyond Lipids and Platelets: A Review of Anti-Inflammatory Strategies in Secondary Prevention of Acute Coronary Syndromes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Context-dependent contribution of peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) to neutrophil extracellular trap formation and liver injury in acute and chronic hepatotoxicant challenge.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025Article
- Neutrophil activation in juvenile dermatomyositis: associations with muscle function and disease progression.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2025Article
- Effect of gamma-terpinene on the articular inflammatory response.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- A triple-targeting "nano-brake" remodeling the impaired immune microenvironment in skin lesions for psoriasis treatment.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Antioxidants as Modulators of NETosis: Mechanisms, Evidence, and Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Multifaceted roles of neutrophils in cardiac disease.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2025Review
- Novel Methods for the Analysis of Serum NET Remnants: Evaluation in Patients with Severe COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- "The NET effect": Neutrophil extracellular traps-a potential key component of the dysregulated host immune response in sepsis.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Review
- Pathophysiological Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Diet-Induced Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Animal Models.Nutrients · 2025Review
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Abstract
introductionNeutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are DNA scaffolds enriched with antimicrobial proteins. NETs have been implicated in the development of various diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Here, we investigate the association of demographic and cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors with NETs in the general population. MATERIAL AND
methodsCitrated plasma was collected from 6449 participants, aged ≥55 years, as part of the prospective population-based Rotterdam Study. NETs were quantified by measuring MPO-DNA complex using an ELISA. We used linear regression to determine the associations between MPO-DNA complex and age, sex, cardio-metabolic risk factors, and plasma markers of inflammation and coagulation.
resultsMPO-DNA complex levels were weakly associated with age (log difference per 10 year increase: -0.04 mAU/mL, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.06;-0.02), a history of coronary heart disease (yes versus no: -0.10 mAU/mL, 95% CI -0.17;-0.03), the use of lipid-lowering drugs (yes versus no: -0.06 mAU/mL, 95% CI -0.12;-0.01), and HDL-cholesterol (per mmol/l increase: -0.07 mAU/mL/, 95% CI -0.12;-0.03).
conclusionsOlder age, a history of coronary heart disease, the use of lipid-lowering drugs and higher HDL-cholesterol are weakly correlated with lower plasma levels of NETs. These findings show that the effect of CVD risk factors on NETs levels in a general population is only small and may not be of clinical relevance. This supports that NETs may play a more important role in an acute phase of disease than in a steady state situation.
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