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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

A new insight: crosstalk between neutrophil extracellular traps and the gut-liver axis for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Jinping Yin, Yanli Zhu, Rongrong Liu, Weixin Wang, Zhicheng Wang, Jianfeng Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Jinping Yin *Department of Radiotherapy in China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Yanli Zhu *National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Rongrong LiuNational Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Weixin WangNational Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Zhicheng WangNational Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Jianfeng WangDepartment of Radiotherapy in China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a widespread chronic liver disorder, affecting nearly a quarter of the global population. It progresses from simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The gut-liver axis is crucial in NAFLD progression, driven by intestinal barrier dysfunction, microbial translocation, and immune dysregulation. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)-web-like structures of DNA, histones, and inflammatory proteins-promote chronic inflammation and liver injury. This review examines the role of NETs in gut-liver axis crosstalk and NAFLD progression. It explores how NETs amplify inflammation, contribute to fibrosis, and facilitate the progression from NAFLD to HCC by interacting with gut microbiota and immune signaling pathways. Therapeutic strategies targeting NETs, such as reducing their formation, enhancing degradation, and modulating the gut microbiota, offer promising approaches to mitigate disease progression. This review sheds light on the interplay between NETs and the gut-liver axis, offering new insights into NAFLD pathophysiology and potential therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Cell CommunicationExtracellular TrapsIntestinesLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansLiver Neoplasmsgut microbiotaimmune dysregulationinflammationliver diseasepathophysiological progression

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PMID40655142
PMCPMC12247307

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