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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: Diagnostic and Clinical Significance-A Review of the Current Literature.

Sylwester Drożdżal, Aleksandra Gomółka, Martyna Opara-Bajerowicz, Marcin Lisak, Urszula Sielicka, Katarzyna Bąk, Jarosław Przybyciński, Wiktoria Feret-Adrabińska

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sylwester DrożdżalClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4082-2696
Aleksandra GomółkaClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
Martyna Opara-BajerowiczClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
Marcin LisakClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
Urszula SielickaClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
Katarzyna BąkClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0009-0005-8582-8249
Jarosław PrzybycińskiClinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
Wiktoria Feret-AdrabińskaClinic of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Diabetology, Geriatrics and Clinical Immunology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5319-991X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of rare but potentially life-threatening autoimmune diseases that affect small to medium-sized blood vessels. Recent evidence highlights the critical role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in the pathophysiology of AAV. NETs, which are web-like structures composed of DNA and antimicrobial proteins, contribute to vascular damage and immune activation. In patients with AAV, excessive or impaired clearance of NETs can trigger autoantibody production and exacerbate inflammation. This literature review demonstrates the association between NETs and disease activity in AAV. Biomarkers such as MPO-DNA complexes and circulating free DNA can be used to assess disease activity and the response to treatment. Understanding NETosis in the clinical context could improve risk stratification, guide treatment decisions, enable the development of new targeted therapies, and support the development of more precise monitoring tools for AAV treatment.

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ANCAANCA vasculitisautoantibodiesinflammationNETsvasculitis

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PMID40507398
PMCPMC12155492

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