Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update
Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to an infection characterized by the presence of coagulopathy and endothelial dysfunction. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are networks of extracellular fibers, primarily composed of DNA from neutrophils that bind invasive pathogens. These extracellular t...
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| description | Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to an infection characterized by the presence of coagulopathy and endothelial dysfunction. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are networks of extracellular fibers, primarily composed of DNA from neutrophils that bind invasive pathogens. These extracellular traps are involved in the activation and dysfunction of several pathways during the process of sepsis syndrome, including the immune response to injury, inflammation, and coagulation. Those formations consist of many molecules that have been studied as biomarkers for multiple sepsis pathophysiological pathways that reflect various complications. The best-studied segments of such formations, circulating free DNA, citrullinated histone 3 and myeloperoxidase, are considered to contribute to upscaling specificity. Plenty of NET end-products have been recently studied as indirect biomarkers for NET-related sepsis complications. Several studies have examined the relationship between NET end-products and established sepsis severity scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE 2) and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS). These studies also explore how these end-products contribute to the prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), mortality, and their efficacy in evaluating disseminating intravascular coagulation (DIC). This is a short review of the current literature regarding the evaluation of neutrophil extracellular trap levels in the prognosis of sepsis patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ad0fbc5ffd54a318dcac757355348732025-08-20T03:35:38ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442025-06-01617114510.3390/medicina61071145Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current UpdateDimitrios Velissaris0Vasileios Karamouzos1Themistoklis Paraskevas2Eleni Konstantina Velissari3Charalampos Pierrakos4Christos Michailides5Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Rion-Patras, GreeceIntensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Rion-Patras, GreeceDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Rion-Patras, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, Aigion General Hospital, 25100 Egio, GreeceDepartment of Intensive Care, Brugmann University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Rion-Patras, GreeceSepsis is a dysregulated host response to an infection characterized by the presence of coagulopathy and endothelial dysfunction. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are networks of extracellular fibers, primarily composed of DNA from neutrophils that bind invasive pathogens. These extracellular traps are involved in the activation and dysfunction of several pathways during the process of sepsis syndrome, including the immune response to injury, inflammation, and coagulation. Those formations consist of many molecules that have been studied as biomarkers for multiple sepsis pathophysiological pathways that reflect various complications. The best-studied segments of such formations, circulating free DNA, citrullinated histone 3 and myeloperoxidase, are considered to contribute to upscaling specificity. Plenty of NET end-products have been recently studied as indirect biomarkers for NET-related sepsis complications. Several studies have examined the relationship between NET end-products and established sepsis severity scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE 2) and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS). These studies also explore how these end-products contribute to the prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), mortality, and their efficacy in evaluating disseminating intravascular coagulation (DIC). This is a short review of the current literature regarding the evaluation of neutrophil extracellular trap levels in the prognosis of sepsis patients.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/7/1145sepsis syndromeneutrophil extracellular trapscoagulopathyNETosisinflammationcitH3 |
| spellingShingle | Dimitrios Velissaris Vasileios Karamouzos Themistoklis Paraskevas Eleni Konstantina Velissari Charalampos Pierrakos Christos Michailides Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update Medicina sepsis syndrome neutrophil extracellular traps coagulopathy NETosis inflammation citH3 |
| title | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update |
| title_full | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update |
| title_fullStr | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update |
| title_short | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Prognosis of Sepsis: A Current Update |
| title_sort | neutrophil extracellular traps in the prognosis of sepsis a current update |
| topic | sepsis syndrome neutrophil extracellular traps coagulopathy NETosis inflammation citH3 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/7/1145 |
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