NETosis and the Immune System in COVID-19 : Mechanisms and Potential Treatments

Copyright © 2021 Gillot, Favresse, Mullier, Lecompte, Dogné and Douxfils..

NETosis is a form of neutrophil death leading to the release of extracellular chromatin and the assembling of proteins, including antiviral proteins, primed by an initial pathogenic stimulus. Under certain specific conditions, neutrophils can exhibit a double-edged activity. This event has been implicated in COVID-19 among other conditions. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are involved in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 by promoting a pro-inflammatory and a procoagulant state leading to multiorgan failure. This particular form of host defense promoted by neutrophils is closely related to the well-known cytokine storm observed in severe COVID-19 patients. These two elements therefore represent possible targets for treatment of severe SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in pharmacology - 12(2021) vom: 23., Seite 708302

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gillot, Constant [VerfasserIn]
Favresse, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Mullier, François [VerfasserIn]
Lecompte, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Dogné, Jean-Michel [VerfasserIn]
Douxfils, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Inflammation
Journal Article
NETosis
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Therapeutics

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Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2021.708302

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329649590