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ReviewBiomolecules2024

How Do ROS Induce NETosis? Oxidative DNA Damage, DNA Repair, and Chromatin Decondensation.

Dhia Azzouz, Nades Palaniyar

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. MMP8 Promotes NETosis in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  9. Vascular inflammation in neuropsychiatric long COVID.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026
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  19. Nutrients · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Dhia AzzouzTranslational Medicine, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Nades PalaniyarTranslational Medicine, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2170-8548

Funding

CIHR MOP-111012Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN436250-13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are intricate, DNA-based, web-like structures adorned with cytotoxic proteins. They play a crucial role in antimicrobial defense but are also implicated in autoimmune diseases and tissue injury. The process of NET formation, known as NETosis, is a regulated cell death mechanism that involves the release of these structures and is unique to neutrophils. NETosis is heavily dependent on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be generated either through NADPH oxidase (NOX) or mitochondrial pathways, leading to NOX-dependent or NOX-independent NETosis, respectively. Recent research has revealed an intricate interplay between ROS production, DNA repair, and NET formation in different contexts. UV radiation can trigger a combined process of NETosis and apoptosis, known as apoNETosis, driven by mitochondrial ROS and DNA repair. Similarly, in calcium ionophore-induced NETosis, both ROS and DNA repair are key components, but only play a partial role. In the case of bacterial infections, the early stages of DNA repair are pivotal. Interestingly, in serum-free conditions, spontaneous NETosis occurs through NOX-derived ROS, with early-stage DNA repair inhibition halting the process, while late-stage inhibition increases it. The intricate balance between DNA repair processes and ROS production appears to be a critical factor in regulating NET formation, with different pathways being activated depending on the nature of the stimulus. These findings not only deepen our understanding of the mechanisms behind NETosis but also suggest potential therapeutic targets for conditions where NETs contribute to disease pathology.

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DNA DamageDNA RepairExtracellular TrapsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnimalsChromatinHumansNADPH OxidasesNeutrophilsChromatinNADPH OxidasesReactive Oxygen Speciesapoptosis during NET formation (ApoNETosis)DNA damageDNA repairinnate immune proteinsmitochondriamolecular mechanismsNET formationreactive oxygen species (ROS)transcriptional firing

Identifiers

PMID39456240
PMCPMC11505619

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