NETosis: molecular mechanisms, role in physiology and pathology

NV Vorobjeva, BV Chernyak - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2020 - Springer
NETosis is a program for formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which consist of
modified chromatin decorated with bactericidal proteins from granules and cytoplasm …

Multiple roles for chemokines in neutrophil biology

A Capucetti, F Albano, R Bonecchi - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chemokines are recognized as the most critical mediators for selective neutrophil
recruitment during inflammatory conditions. Furthermore, they are considered fundamental …

Gut microbiota modulates COPD pathogenesis: role of anti-inflammatory Parabacteroides goldsteinii lipopolysaccharide

HC Lai, TL Lin, TW Chen, YL Kuo, CJ Chang, TR Wu… - Gut, 2022 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global disease characterised
by chronic obstruction of lung airflow interfering with normal breathing. Although the …

Molecular targets for biological therapies of severe asthma

C Pelaia, C Crimi, A Vatrella, C Tinello… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Asthma is a heterogeneous respiratory disease characterized by usually reversible
bronchial obstruction, which is clinically expressed by different phenotypes driven by …

Neutrophilia and NETopathy as key pathologic drivers of progressive lung impairment in patients with COVID-19

T Narasaraju, BM Tang, M Herrmann… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is an urgent need for new therapeutic strategies to contain the spread of the novel
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to curtail its most severe complications. Severely …

Elastase and exacerbation of neutrophil innate immunity are involved in multi‐visceral manifestations of COVID‐19

JL Guéant, RM Guéant‐Rodriguez, J Fromonot… - Allergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many arguments suggest that neutrophils could play a prominent role in COVID‐
19. However, the role of key components of neutrophil innate immunity in severe forms of …

Airway mucus in pulmonary diseases: Muco-adhesive and muco-penetrating particles to overcome the airway mucus barriers

R Pangeni, T Meng, S Poudel, D Sharma… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Airway mucus is a complex viscoelastic gel that provides a defensive physical barrier and
shields the airway epithelium by trapping inhaled foreign pathogens and facilitating their …

In vivo evidence for extracellular DNA trap formation

S Yousefi, D Simon, D Stojkov, A Karsonova… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Extracellular DNA trap formation is a cellular function of neutrophils, eosinophils, and
basophils that facilitates the immobilization and killing of invading microorganisms in the …

Role and therapeutic targeting strategies of neutrophil extracellular traps in inflammation

X Li, S Xiao, N Filipczak, SSK Yalamarty… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are large DNA reticular structures secreted by
neutrophils and decorated with histones and antimicrobial proteins. As a key mechanism for …

[HTML][HTML] IL-17 mediates protective immunity against nasal infection with Bordetella pertussis by mobilizing neutrophils, especially Siglec-F+ neutrophils

L Borkner, LM Curham, MM Wilk, B Moran… - Mucosal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanism of protective immunity in the nasal mucosae is central to the
design of more effective vaccines that prevent nasal infection and transmission of Bordetella …