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ReviewCardiovascular research2022

Neutrophil extracellular traps: from physiology to pathology.

Andres Hidalgo, Peter Libby, Oliver Soehnlein, Iker Valle Aramburu, Venizelos Papayannopoulos, Carlos Silvestre-Roig

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Review in Cardiovascular research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 244 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
244citing papers in PubMed
15.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

244 citing papers in PubMed, 351 citations in OpenAlex.

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184 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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Andres HidalgoArea of Cell and Developmental Biology, Fundación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.
Peter LibbyCardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1502-502X
Oliver SoehnleinInstitute for Experimental Pathology (ExPat), Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), University of Münster, Von-Esmarch-Straße 56, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Iker Valle AramburuLaboratory of Antimicrobial Defence, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2363-4770
Venizelos PapayannopoulosLaboratory of Antimicrobial Defence, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Carlos Silvestre-RoigInstitute for Experimental Pathology (ExPat), Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), University of Münster, Von-Esmarch-Straße 56, 48149, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1169-7475
The Francis Crick Institute · GBUniversity of Münster · DEBrigham and Women's Hospital · USSpanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research · ES

Funding

Novel mechanisms of the thrombotic complications of atherosclerosisR01HL134892 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LIBBY, PETER · 2019 to 2022
$1.7M
Medical Research CouncilNHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL134892Wellcome Trust FC001134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At the frontline of the host defence response, neutrophil antimicrobial functions have adapted to combat infections and injuries of different origins and magnitude. The release of web-like DNA structures named neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) constitutes an important mechanism by which neutrophils prevent pathogen dissemination or deal with microorganisms of a bigger size. At the same time, nuclear and granule proteins with microbicidal activity bind to these DNA structures promoting the elimination of entrapped pathogens. However, these toxic properties may produce unwanted effects in the host, when neutrophils uncontrollably release NETs upon persistent inflammation. As a consequence, NET accumulation can produce vessel occlusion, tissue damage, and prolonged inflammation associated with the progression and exacerbation of multiple pathologic conditions. This review outlines recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of NET release and functions in sterile disease. We also discuss mechanisms of physiological regulation and the importance of neutrophil heterogeneity in NET formation and composition.

Indexed as

Extracellular TrapsDNAHumansInflammationNeutrophilsDNANETosisNeutrophilSterile inflammation

Identifiers

PMID34648022
PMCPMC9586562
OpenAlexW3207710409

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