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. 2021 Apr 12;12:644270. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.644270

TABLE 1.

Summary of therapeutic strategy targeting neutrophils.

Target Strategies Outcomes References
Neutrophil Anti–Gr-1 Reduces remote lung and liver injury in a mice CLP model Wickel et al. (1997)
Leucofiltration Improves organ function in human patients with severe sepsis Lewis et al. (2013)
GM-CSF Drives the maturation and proliferation of neutrophils; Phase III study ongoing NCT02361528; Meisel et al. (2009), Hall et al. (2011)
G-CSF No improvement in clinical trial study Root et al. (2003)
Inhibition of Wip1 Drives the maturation of neutrophils and enhances their antimicrobial function Shen et al. (2017b)
Anti–PD-L1 Restores T-cell function in the mice model Zhang et al. (2010)
NETs DNase I Effective when combined with antibiotics to improve the outcome Czaikoski et al. (2016)
Cl-amidine Prevents NETs formation and improves survival in a mice CLP model Biron et al. (2017)
Anti-citrullinated histone 3 Reduces NETs and improves survival in a mice CLP model Li et al. (2014)
Anti–TREM-1 Prevents NETosis and associated endothelial dysfunction in a mice LPS model Murao et al. (2020), Boufenzer et al. (2021)
Histone Anti-histone Improves the outcome in the LPS, TNF, and CLP mice models Meara et al. (2020)
Activated protein C Failed in the clinic Marti-Carvajal et al. (2012)
Platelet Acetylsalicylic acid Decreases intravascular NETosis and tissue injury Caudrillier et al. (2012)
Aspirin Ongoing clinical trial Eisen et al. (2017)
Anti-P2Y12 Prevents NETosis and improves the survival in mice CLP model Liverani et al. (2016), Mansour et al. (2020)
Antiplatelet factor 4 Stabilizes NETs and prevents the release of antibacterial compounds in mice model Gollomp et al. (2020)