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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2023

Tumour extracellular vesicles induce neutrophil extracellular traps to promote lymph node metastasis.

Xin Su, Ariane Brassard, Alexandra Bartolomucci, Iqraa Dhoparee-Doomah, Qian Qiu, Thupten Tsering, Ramin Rohanizadeh, Olivia Koufos, Betty Giannias, France Bourdeau and 11 more

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xin SuDepartment of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9157-0193
Ariane BrassardCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Alexandra BartolomucciCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4312-5394
Iqraa Dhoparee-DoomahDepartment of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Qian QiuCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Thupten TseringCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ramin RohanizadehCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Olivia KoufosCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Betty GianniasCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
France BourdeauCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lixuan FengCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Julia Messina-PachecoCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sabrina LeoDepartment of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Veena SangwanCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Daniela QuailThe Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
James TankelDivision of Thoracic and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jonathan SpicerCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Julia Valdemarin BurnierCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2184-2157
Swneke Donovan BaileyCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lorenzo FerriCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jonathan Cools-LartigueCancer Research Program, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
McGill University Health Centre · CAMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymph nodes (LNs) are frequently the first sites of metastasis. Currently, the only prognostic LN assessment is determining metastatic status. However, there is evidence suggesting that LN metastasis is facilitated by the formation of a pre-metastatic niche induced by tumour derived extracellular vehicles (EVs). Therefore, it is important to detect and modify the LN environmental changes. Earlier work has demonstrated that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) can sequester and promote distant metastasis. Here, we first confirmed that LN NETs are associated with reduced patient survival. Next, we demonstrated that NETs deposition precedes LN metastasis and NETs inhibition diminishes LN metastases in animal models. Furthermore, we discovered that EVs are essential to the formation of LN NETs. Finally, we showed that lymphatic endothelial cells secrete CXCL8/2 in response to EVs inducing NETs formation and the promotion of LN metastasis. Our findings reveal the role of EV-induced NETs in LN metastasis and provide potential immunotherapeutic vulnerabilities that may occur early in the metastatic cascade.

Indexed as

Extracellular TrapsExtracellular VesiclesAnimalsEndothelial CellsLymphatic MetastasisLymph Nodescancerlymph nodemetastasisNETsneutrophils

Identifiers

PMID37563798
PMCPMC10415595
OpenAlexW4385751325

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