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. 2023 Nov 23;14:1281685. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1281685

Table 9.

Influence of nicotine on NET formation.

Effect
= ↓ ↑
Assay Exposure time Tested
concentration
[mmol/l]
Effective
concentration
[mmol/l]
IC50/EC50
[mmol/l]
Level of
significance
(P-value)
Number of
exp.
Authors
= SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 30min 0.0062 - 0.062▵ 5 White et al., 2018 (47)
= SYTOX green DNA stain,
fluorescence microscopy
30min 0.0062 - 0.062▵ 1 repr. White et al., 2018 (47)
PMA-stimulated = SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 30min 0.0062 - 0.062▵ 5 White et al., 2018 (47)
PMA-stimulated = SYTOX green DNA stain,
fluorescence microscopy
30min 0.0062 - 0.062▵ 1 repr. White et al., 2018 (47)
HOCl-stimulated = SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 30min 0.0062 - 0.062▵ 5 White et al., 2018 (47).
HOCl-stimulated = SYTOX green DNA stain,
fluorescence microscopy
30min 0.0062 - 0.062▵ 1 repr. White et al., 2018 (47).
DAPI staind area,
fluorescence microscopy
10h 0.01 - 1 0.01 - 1 < 0.001 6 Hosseinzadeh et al., 2016 (50)
SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 1 -10h 0.01 5- 10h: 0.01 < 0.05 ✧ 6 Hosseinzadeh et al., 2016 (50)
SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 10h 0.001 - 2 0.01 - 2 0.01/0.1 mmol/l:
< 0.05
1 mmol/l: < 0.01
2 mmol/l: < 0.001
6 Hosseinzadeh et al., 2016 (50)
SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 4h 1- 20 4 - 20 vs 1 mmol/l:
< 0.0001
≥ 2 Lee et al., 2017 (49)
MPO-DNA complexes released,
ELISA
4h 1 - 5 3 - 5 < 0.0001 ≥ 2 Lee et al., 2017 (49)
(↑) Real-time fluorescence video microscopy 1-3h 2.5 2.5 ✧ ≥ 2 Lee et al., 2017 (49)
TNF-α -stimulated ↑ SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 4h 1 1 < 0.005 ≥ 2 Lee et al., 2017 (49)
immune complex-stimulated ↑ SYTOX green DNA stain, spectrophotometric 4h 1 1 < 0.001 ≥ 2 Lee et al. (49),.
SYTOX green DNA stain,
fluorescence microscopy
5-6h (every 30 min) 0.00062 - 0.0018▵ 0.0012 - 0.0018▵ < 0.05/0.01 ≥ 5 Aspera-Werz et al., 2022 (45)
SYTOX green DNA stain, MPO stained localization, fluorescence microscopy 5h 0.00062 - 0.0018▵ 1 repr. Aspera-Werz et al., 2022 (45)

= no effect; ↓ effect on neutrophils inhibited by nicotine; ↑ effect on neutrophils strengthened by nicotine. ▵ Nicotine concentration converted into molar values based on the molar mass of nicotine of 162.23 g/mol. ✧ In case of kinetic studies, only the time points showing effects are shown. repr., representative result shown.