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ReviewMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2021

A Review of the Impact of Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) on the Development of Aortic Aneurysms in Animal and Human Studies.

Milena Michalska, Tadeusz Grochowiecki, Tomasz Jakimowicz, Sławomir Nazarewski

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Review in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. The roles of neutrophils in cardiovascular diseases.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
    Review
  5. Neutrophil extracellular traps in acute coronary syndrome.Journal of inflammation (London, England) · 2023
    Review
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Milena MichalskaDepartment of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8052-5661
Tadeusz GrochowieckiDepartment of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Tomasz JakimowiczDepartment of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3012-2215
Sławomir NazarewskiDepartment of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathogenesis of the aortic aneurysm (AA) includes several mechanisms, such as chronic sterile inflammation and homeostasis imbalance, with arteriosclerosis, hemodynamic forces, and genetic factors. In addition to the roles of these processes in the development of AA, neutrophilic activity may play a pivotal role (mostly in inflammation and thrombus formation). Neutrophils, which play a crucial role in innate immunity, can release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), one of the mechanisms against fighting pathogens, beside phagocytosis and degranulation. NETs are structures composed of nuclear elements (eg, chromatin and modified histones) and granular and cytoplasmic components, which can lead to inflammation and coagulation changes. In addition, the exacerbation of NETosis (the process of NET formation) can be noticed in vascular diseases, including in the development of AA and myocardial infarction and in diabetes, hypertension, and COPD, which are the risk factors of the presence of AA. The discharge of NETs, which are extracellular materials formed by citrullinated histones (Cit-H), cell-free DNA fibers (cf-DNA), and granular and cytoplasmic molecules, is a newly identified method of neutrophil activation that can be activated by endogenous inflammatory stimuli, which contribute to AA development. Cit-H and cf-DNA can be used as biomarkers of AA growth. By understanding the neutrophilic influence of NET release, a new pathway of screening AA growth (by measurement of biomarkers of NETosis) and pharmacological assessment (by repression of NET formation) can be developed. This review summarizes the current knowledge about the influence of NETs on AA growth in human and animal studies.

Indexed as

AnimalsAortic AneurysmAtherosclerosisEndothelium, VascularExtracellular TrapsHumansInflammationNeutrophilsThrombosis

Identifiers

PMID34961758
PMCPMC8720181
OpenAlexW4200150580

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