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  • Limited quantitative benchmarks for assessing innate immune function. Lack of robust reference intervals for neutrophil activity in healthy adults. Need for a rigorous selection process to mitigate factors influencing neutrophil activity.

    Reference intervals for neutrophil reactive oxygen species production capacity in Japanese adults · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need to investigate the formation and degradation of NETs in different sepsis models.

    The Dual Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in Sepsis and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Comparative Analysis across Murine Models · 2024 · DOI

  • The mechanisms of NET formation are not fully understood. The role of platelets in the release of NETs is not well characterized. The consequences of dysregulated platelet-neutrophil interactions are not well understood.

    Neutrophil Extracellular DNA Traps in Response to Infection or Inflammation, and the Roles of Platelet Interactions · 2024 · DOI

  • The dysfunction of cancer mitochondria and the role of NETs in cancer progression are not fully understood. The relationship between mitochondrial plasticity and glucose metabolic alterations in human cancer under oxidative stress needs further exploration.

    Mitochondrial Plasticity and Glucose Metabolic Alterations in Human Cancer under Oxidative Stress—From Viewpoints of Chronic Inflammation and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) · 2024 · DOI

  • Banded and mature neutrophils are thought to be recruited from the bone marrow, while the origin of hypersegmented neutrophils remains disputed and underlying recruitment mechanisms remain to be established.

    In vivo Cytokine Adsorption Reveals Distinct Neutrophil Mobilization Pathways during Experimental Human Endotoxemia · 2026 · DOI

  • Individual neutrophils can ingest many bacteria, but it remains unclear how high bacterial loads per neutrophil affect intracellular killing.

    Increased Bacterial Load per Neutrophil Reduces Intracellular Killing Capacity · 2026 · DOI

  • Aims Interleukin‐17A (IL‐17A) aggravates poststroke neurological damage and enhances neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation, yet the underlying mechanism remains unclear.

    IL ‐ 17A Promotes NETs Formation via the PKCζ – ERK – ROS – PAD4 Pathway in a Mouse Model of Ischemic Stroke · 2026 · DOI

  • Oxidative damage to TE has been implicated in vascular diseases, but the isoform-specific effects remain poorly understood.

    Isoform-specific oxidative modifications of tropoelastin by HOCl and MPO alter protein self-assembly · 2025 · DOI

  • Dampening neutrophil activity may therefore be a means of preventing acute and chronic inflammatory diseases; however, little is known about potential drugs to modulate neutrophil activity.

    4‐Phenyl Butyric Acid (4‐PBA) Suppresses Neutrophil Recruitment in a Murine Model of Acute Perinatal Inflammation · 2025 · DOI

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) pathogenesis is known, but the role of anti-β2glycoprotein I (aβ2GPI) antibodies-induced NETs in triggering a procoagulant and proinflammatory phenotype in endothelial cells (ECs) remains to be evaluated.

    Anti-β2glycoprotein I-induced neutrophil extracellular traps cause endothelial activation · 2025 · DOI

  • Less attention has been paid to the components of NETs. The components of NETs have significant implications in a wide range of diseases, but are not well understood. The role of NETs in autoimmune diseases and cancer is not well understood.

    Composition and Function of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps · 2024 · DOI

  • Maternal neutrophil functional shaping by trophoblast cells has been proposed though their metabolic conditioning during pregnancy has not been studied yet.

    Pregnancy Entails a Metabolic Rewiring of Maternal Circulating Neutrophils · 2024 · DOI

  • Further in-depth studies are warranted to clarify the signalling pathway linking OPN/NET formation and whether septic environment may—eventually dynamically—modify neutrophil activation patterns.

    Osteopontin is associated with neutrophil extracellular trap formation in elderly patients with severe sepsis · 2024 · DOI

  • However, little is known on the underlying molecular pathways leading to such a different clinical presentations and related outcomes.

    Osteopontin is associated with neutrophil extracellular trap formation in elderly patients with severe sepsis · 2024 · DOI

  • However, the significance of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in heart failure remains to be elucidated.

    Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Myocardial Tissue Drive Cardiac Dysfunction and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Dilated Cardiomyopathy · 2024 · DOI

  • The upstream signals and cellular mechanisms underlying PE pathogenesis are not fully understood. The role of IL-8-driven NETosis in PE has not been fully elucidated.

    IL-8–driven neutrophil NETosis triggers endothelial apoptosis and exacerbates preeclampsia · 2026 · DOI

  • Since the potential therapeutic effects beyond endotoxin adsorption remain unclear, we investigated the in vitro adsorption of various leukocyte subtypes using PMX columns under controlled stimulation.

    Removal of activated neutrophils by a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber (PMX) column · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of the ADAMTS-13/VWF axis and its interaction with NETosis in oncogynecological patients.

    PO20 | DYSFUNCTION OF THE ADAMTS-13/VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR AXIS, MEDIATED BY NETOSIS, AS A DRIVER OF PROTHROMBOTIC STATE AND UNFAVORABLE PROGNOSIS IN ONCOGYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS · 2026 · DOI

  • The determinants governing this duality, including tumor genetics, NET composition, and microenvironmental factors, remain poorly defined.

    Neutrophil extracellular traps in the tumor microenvironment, metastasis, therapy, and beyond: advances, challenges, and perspectives · 2026 · DOI

  • Although cNP demonstrated favorable antitumor efficacy and immune-modulatory capacity in models more closely resembling clinical conditions has not yet been systematically evaluated. Although this study clarified that NET-DNA promotes HNSCC cell migration via CCDC25, the complete signaling networks through which NETs regulate immune evasion, tumor heterogeneity, and metastasis remain incompletely defined.

    Cationic nanoparticles with disrupting neutrophil extracellular traps inhibit the progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma · 2026 · DOI

  • The relationship between mitochondrial fragmentation-induced mtDNA release and NET formation requires further clarification, particularly regarding vital NETosis mechanisms.

    Fumarate inhibits the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in a Nrf2-controlled and Annexin-A1-dependent manner associated with mitochondrial fusion · 2026 · DOI

  • The study does not clarify whether DMF promotes secretion of the 33-kDa ANXA1 species in neutrophils, as the canonical cleavage-dependent ANXA1 pathway differs from that observed in macrophages.

    Fumarate inhibits the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in a Nrf2-controlled and Annexin-A1-dependent manner associated with mitochondrial fusion · 2026 · DOI

  • The therapy of EBA is far from well-established, - There is a great (and unmet) need to introduce novel therapeutic agents in the management of the disease, - The study used animal models, - The study did not investigate human…

    The C-type lectin receptor Dectin-2 is crucial for the development of experimental autoimmune skin disease · 2026 · DOI

  • Investigating Dectin-2 as a potential treatment target for autoimmune blistering skin diseases, - Further studies on the role of Dectin-2 in human autoimmune diseases, - Elucidating the mechanisms of Dectin-2 in immune complex-mediated…

    The C-type lectin receptor Dectin-2 is crucial for the development of experimental autoimmune skin disease · 2026 · DOI

  • Further investigation of the trophoblast–neutrophil–endothelium axis in PE. Exploration of the therapeutic potential of targeting IL-8/CXCL1-CXCR1/2 signaling in PE.

    IL-8–driven neutrophil NETosis triggers endothelial apoptosis and exacerbates preeclampsia · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Lack of robust reference intervals for neutrophil activity in healthy adults (“Reference intervals for neutrophil reactive oxygen species production capacity…”, 2026); (2) Banded and mature neutrophils are thought to be recruited from the bone marrow, while the origin of hypersegmented neutrophils remains disputed and underlying recruitment mechanisms remain to be established (“In vivo Cytokine Adsorption Reveals Distinct Neutrophil Mobilization Pathways…”, 2026); (3) Individual neutrophils can ingest many bacteria, but it remains unclear how high bacterial loads per neutrophil affect intracellular killing (“Increased Bacterial Load per Neutrophil Reduces Intracellular Killing Capacity”, 2026); (4) Aims Interleukin‐17A (IL‐17A) aggravates poststroke neurological damage and enhances neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation, yet the underlying mechanism remains unclear (“IL ‐ 17A Promotes NETs Formation via the PKCζ – ERK – ROS – PAD4 Pathway in a…”, 2026); (5) The upstream signals and cellular mechanisms underlying PE pathogenesis are not fully understood (“IL-8–driven neutrophil NETosis triggers endothelial apoptosis and exacerbates…”, 2026). 470 gap statements have been mined from Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 1,598 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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