Table 2.
Neutrophil components involved in NETosis.
| Component | Function | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Neutrophil elastase (NE) | Chromatin decondensation | Papayannopoulos et al., 2010 |
| Myeloperoxidase (MPO) HOCl | Chromatin decondensation; hypochlorite generation | Papayannopoulos et al., 2010; Metzler et al., 2011; Akong-Moore et al., 2012 |
| Peptidylarginine deiminase type IV (PAD4) | Chromatin decondensation; histone modification | Li et al., 2010; Leshner et al., 2012 |
| Autophagy | NETosis pathway | Remijsen et al., 2011 |
| NADPH oxidase | NETosis pathway | Fuchs et al., 2007 |
| H2O2 | Substrate for MPO | Akong-Moore et al., 2012 |
| Singlet oxygen | Essential NETosis inducer | Nishinaka et al., 2011 |
| Raf-MEK-ERK | NETosis pathway | Hakkim et al., 2011 |
| ERK, p38 MAPK | NETosis pathway | Keshari et al., 2012 |