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Table 1 The interplay between the tumor cell and NETs

From: Neutrophil extracellular traps primed intercellular communication in cancer progression as a promising therapeutic target

Stimulator or Ligand of NETs

Receptors in the tumor cell

Regulated function

Type of Cancer

Reference

IL-8, G-CSF, GROα/β

-

tumor premetastatic niche formation

ovarian cancer

[17]

CXCR1/CXCR2 Agonists

-

immune-mediated cytotoxicity

solid malignancies

[28]

NE

TLR4

mitochondrial biogenesis and tumor growth

Colorectal cancer

[41]

HMGB1

TLR4

radioresistance

bladder cancer

[23]

NETs

TLR9

tumor proliferation, migration, and invasion

Colorectal cancer

[42]

NETs

TLR9

tumor proliferation and metastasis

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

[21]

NETs

TLR4/9

tumor metastasis

Hepatic cell carcinoma

[43]

NET-DNA complex

CCDC25

tumor cell motility and tumor metastasis

Breast cancer

[11]

NETs

integrin α5β1, αvβ3, and αvβ5

tumor cell adhesion

Pan-cancer

[46]

NETs

integrin β1

tumor cell adhesion

Lung cell carcinoma

[29]

NETs-cleaved laminin-111

integrin a3β1

awaken dormant tumor cell

Breast cancer

[10]