Neutrophil extracellular traps linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis severity and survival.
Scott M MatsonLinh T NgoYui SugawaraVeani FernandoClaudia LugoImaan AzeemAlexis HarrisonAlex AlsupEmily NissenDevin KoestlerMichael P WashburnMichaella J RekowskiPaul J WoltersJoyce S LeeJoshua J SolomonM Kristen DemoruellePublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
NET markers were associated with disease severity and worse survival in IPF. These findings suggest NET formation contributes to lung injury and decreased survival in IPF and may represent a potential therapeutic target.