ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Promote Metastases of Colorectal Cancers through Activation of ERK Signaling by Releasing Neutrophil Elastase.
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- Systematic review: The gut microbiota as a link between colorectal cancer and obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Neutrophil extracellular traps predict poor survival in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on tissue and circulating biomarkers.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Protease-Activated Receptor-2 as a Proteolytic Rheostat in Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer: From Mechanism to Biomarker-Guided Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Neutrophil extracellular traps in colorectal cancer: context-dependent roles from inflammatory carcinogenesis to liver metastasis and therapeutic targeting.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Cell death crosstalk in NET-Driven inflammation: mechanisms, disease contexts, and therapeutic perspectives.Biomarker research · 2026Review
- Roles of neutrophil extracellular traps in cancer immunotherapy resistance and therapeutic targeting.Biomarker research · 2026Review
- Significance of tumor infiltrating granulocytes and neutrophil extracellular traps in colorectal cancer.British journal of cancer · 2026Article
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- Preliminary exploration of the optimal timing of chemoimmunotherapy combined with radiotherapy for oligometastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and analysis of prognostic factors: a multicenter retrospective study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Neutrophil extracellular traps: the hidden driver of gastrointestinal cancer and emerging therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Neutrophil extracellular traps in colorectal cancer: a paradoxical nexus of tumor defense and disease progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Elevated neutrophil extracellular traps formation driven by the HPV-mediated CXCL8-CXCR1/2-ROS-p21 axis promotes the growth and metastasis of cervical cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Vicious Cycle in the Tumor Microenvironment and Targeted Interventions.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
- FGFR Aberrations in Solid Tumors: Mechanistic Insights and Clinical Translation of Targeted Therapies.Cancers · 2025Review
- Decoding the mechanisms underlying breast cancer brain metastasis: paving the way for precision therapeutics.Biomarker research · 2025Review
- Neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps: double-edged swords in cancer pathophysiology and therapy resistance.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Review
- Associations of systemic immune-inflammation index, product of platelet, and neutrophil count, with the pathological grade of bladder cancer.The Canadian journal of urology · 2025Article
- Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Induce Brain Edema Around Intracerebral Hematoma via ERK-Mediated Regulation of MMP9 and AQP4.Translational stroke research · 2025Article
- Exploring the involvement of serine proteases in neutrophil extracellular traps: a review of mechanisms and implications.Cell death & disease · 2025Review
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Abstract
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) play important roles in host immunity, as there is increasing evidence of their contribution to the progression of several types of cancers even though their role in colorectal cancers (CRCs) remains unclear. To investigate the clinical relevance of NETs in CRCs, we examined the expression of citrullinated histone H3 using immunohistochemistry and preoperative serum myeloperoxidase-DNA complexes in CRC patients using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. High expression of intratumoral or systemic NETs was found to correlate with poor relapse-free survival (RFS), for which it is an independent prognostic factor. In vitro investigations of CRC cells (HCT116, HT29) revealed that NETs did not affect their proliferation but did promote the migration of CRC cells mediated by neutrophil elastase (NE) released during NETosis to increase extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. In vivo experiments using nude mice (KSN/slc) revealed that NE inhibition suppressed liver metastases in CRC cells, although it did not affect the growth of subcutaneously implanted tumors. Taken together, these results suggest that NET formation correlates with poor prognoses of patients with CRC and that the inhibition of NE could be a potential therapy for CRC metastases.
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