Table 3.
Association of extracellular traps with diseases
Infectious disease | Role of extracellular traps | References |
---|---|---|
Staphylococcus aureus | Capture and kill bacteria | [3] |
Streptococcus pyogenes | Capture and kill bacteria | [7] |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | Capture and prevent spreading of bacteria | [37] |
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium | Capture and kill bacteria | [3] |
Shigella flexneri | Capture and kill bacteria | [3] |
Escherichia coli | Capture and kill bacteria | [9] |
Candida albicans | Capture and kill hyphae or yeast | [10] |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Capture bacteria | [8] |
Mycobacterium canettii | Capture bacteria | [8] |
Listeria monocytogenes | Capture and kill bacteria | [8] |
Haemophilus influenzae | Biofilm formation and persistence | [36] |
Photorhabdus luminescens | Capture and kill bacteria | [53] |
Plasmodium falciparum | Unclear | [35] |
Intestinal spirochetosis | Unclear | [32] |
Leishmania amazonensis | Capture and kill parasite | [11] |
Bacterial sepsis | Upon platelet activation, potential endothelial injury | [6] |
Noninfectious disease | ||
Appendicitis | Unclear | [3] |
Human preeclampsia | Entrap and control release of proinflammatory placenta-derived syncytiotrophoblast microparticles (STBM) | [44] |
Infertility of horses | Entrapment of sperm cells | [54] |
Autoimmune reactions | Unclear | [3, 16] |