Review Article

NETosis

Table 1

Cell death.

Morphological criteria: dead cellPoint of no return: dying cell

Loss of plasma membrane integrity Massive activation of caspases (present also in differentiation and activation of cells)
Cell fragmentationMitochondrial transmembrane permeabilization
Engulfment by adjacent cells Mitochondrial membrane permeabilization (with leak of catabolic enzymes or enzymatic activators)
ā€‰Exposure of phosphatidylserine in the outer membrane (could be a transient process, e.g., T-cell activation)