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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2022; 28(26): 3132-3149
Published online Jul 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i26.3132
Neutrophil extracellular traps participate in the development of cancer-associated thrombosis in patients with gastric cancer
Jia-Cheng Li, Xiao-Ming Zou, Shi-Feng Yang, Jia-Qi Jin, Lei Zhu, Chang-Jian Li, Hao Yang, An-Ge Zhang, Tian-Qi Zhao, Chong-Yan Chen
Jia-Cheng Li, Xiao-Ming Zou, Shi-Feng Yang, Lei Zhu, Chang-Jian Li, Hao Yang, An-Ge Zhang, Tian-Qi Zhao, Chong-Yan Chen, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
Jia-Cheng Li, Shi-Feng Yang, Jia-Qi Jin, Lei Zhu, Hao Yang, An-Ge Zhang, The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
Jia-Qi Jin, Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zou XM and Li JC designed the study, completed the experiments, and drafted the manuscript; Yang SF, Zhao TQ, and Jin JQ collected the patient clinical data and performed part of the experiments; Zhu L, Li CJ, and Chen CY participated in the animal experiments; Yang H and Zhang AG performed the statistical analysis; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81672355.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (No. KY2016-032).
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experiments in this study were approved by the ethics committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (No. KY2016-032).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest for this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Ming Zou, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China. zou4930@163.com
Received: October 19, 2021
Peer-review started: October 19, 2021
First decision: January 11, 2022
Revised: January 20, 2022
Accepted: March 16, 2022
Article in press: March 16, 2022
Published online: July 14, 2022
Core Tip

Core tip: We found that gastric cancer (GC)-induced neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) strongly increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) development in GC patients. NETs are potential therapeutic targets in the prevention and treatment of VTE in GC patients.