ArticleNature communications2022
Neutrophil extracellular traps and their histones promote Th17 cell differentiation directly via TLR2.
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- Neutrophil extracellular traps as a potential therapeutic target in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
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- Neutrophil plasticity in inflammation resolution: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.Human cell · 2026Review
- Myeloid TLR2 signaling amplifies immunopathology in influenza-infected murine neonates.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Neutrophil extracellular traps in liver diseases: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic interventions.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Review
- Role of post-translational modifications in modulating histone reactivity in the extracellular environment.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026Review
- Dexmedetomidine attenuates sepsis-associated NET formation and Th17 polarization through α2-adrenergic receptor-associated regulation of hepatic HPD.Archives of pharmacal research · 2026Article
- PAD4-generated citrullinated histones are triggers for autoinflammation in cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- Neutrophil extracellular traps drive local tumor progression and metastasis following thermal ablation in liver cancer via TLR9-mediated inflammatory feedback and immunosuppression.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
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- Emerging biomodels to understand the pathophysiology of sepsis and evaluate new therapeutic strategies targeting extracellular histones.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Dual roles of neutrophil extracellular traps in tumors: From pro-metastatic mechanisms to immunotherapeutic strategies (Review).Oncology letters · 2026Review
- Integrated Transcriptomics and Machine Learning Reveal Lipid Metabolism Related Genes in Ischemic Stroke.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2026Article
- Selenium and Selenoproteins in Neutrophil Functions.Biological trace element research · 2026Review
- Trivalent multi-epitope mRNA vaccine against norovirus, rotavirus, and adenovirus 40/41: epitope screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation with in silico validation guided by immunoinformatics.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Host immune dysfunction and Mycoplasma pneumoniae immune evasion: dual drivers of pathogenesis in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
- Modulating the Gut Microbiome as a Therapeutic Approach in Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Gut-Brain Interactions and Immune Pathways: A Narrative Review.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Neutrophils as critical orchestrators of chronic inflammation.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2026Review
- Peritoneal neutrophil extracellular traps contribute to septic AKI via peritoneal IL-17A and distant organ CXCL-1/ CXCL-2 pathway in abdominal sepsis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Neutrophils perform critical functions in the innate response to infection, including through the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) - web-like DNA structures which are extruded from neutrophils upon activation. Elevated levels of NETs have been linked to autoimmunity but this association is poorly understood. By contrast, IL-17 producing Th17 cells are a key player in various autoimmune diseases but are also crucial for immunity against fungal and bacterial infections. Here we show that NETs, through their protein component histones, directly activate T cells and specifically enhance Th17 cell differentiation. This modulatory role of neutrophils, NETs and their histones is mediated downstream of TLR2 in T cells, resulting in phosphorylation of STAT3. The innate stimulation of a specific adaptive immune cell subset provides an additional mechanism demonstrating a direct link between neutrophils, NETs and T cell autoimmunity.
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