NETworking with cancer: The bidirectional interplay between cancer and neutrophil extracellular traps

JM Adrover, SAC McDowell, XY He, DF Quail… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Neutrophils are major effectors and regulators of the immune system. They play critical roles
not only in the eradication of pathogens but also in cancer initiation and progression …

Neutrophil extracellular traps in cancer therapy resistance

MH Shahzad, L Feng, X Su, A Brassard… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that also play a role in cancer.
They have been shown to influence various aspects of the disease, including resistance to …

Key matrix remodeling enzymes: functions and targeting in cancer

Z Piperigkou, K Kyriakopoulou, C Koutsakis… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Proteolytic enzymes, such as matrix metalloproteinases, plasminogen
activators and cathepsins, as well as non-proteolytic enzymatic partners, such as …

Role of neutrophil extracellular traps in health and disease pathophysiology: recent insights and advances

MM Islam, N Takeyama - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neutrophils are the principal trouper of the innate immune system. Activated neutrophils
undergo a noble cell death termed NETosis and release a mesh-like structure called …

Neutrophil-derived granule cargoes: paving the way for tumor growth and progression

K Rawat, S Syeda, A Shrivastava - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2021 - Springer
Neutrophils are the key cells of our innate immune system mediating host defense via a
range of effector functions including phagocytosis, degranulation, and NETosis. For this …

NETosis as an oncologic therapeutic target: a mini review

S Jaboury, K Wang, KM O'Sullivan, JD Ooi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) are a key form of pro-inflammatory cell death of
neutrophils characterized by the extrusion of extracellular webs of DNA containing …

Mechanistic insights into the interplays between neutrophils and other immune cells in cancer development and progression

Z Mahmud, A Rahman, ID Mishu, Y Kabir - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is considered a major public health concern worldwide and is characterized by an
uncontrolled division of abnormal cells. The human immune system recognizes cancerous …

Interplay between extracellular matrix and neutrophils in diseases

Y Zhu, Y Huang, Q Ji, S Fu, J Gu, N Tai… - Journal of immunology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic and complex network structure, which
exists in almost all tissues and is the microenvironment that cells rely on for survival. ECM …

The mouse oral carcinoma (MOC) model: a 10-year retrospective on model development and head and neck cancer investigations

M Kono, S Saito, AM Egloff, CT Allen, R Uppaluri - Oral oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Preclinical models of cancer have long been paramount to understanding tumor
development and advancing the treatment of cancer. Creating preclinical models that mimic …

Extracellular DNA traps: Origin, function and implications for anti-cancer therapies

M Mamtimin, A Pinarci, C Han, A Braun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular DNA may serve as marker in liquid biopsies to determine individual diagnosis
and prognosis in cancer patients. Cell death or active release from various cell types …