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NET formation, the regulated extrusion of chromatin and antimicrobial proteins, is crucial for pathogen clearance but can lead to pathological inflammation when dysregulated. Cathepsins, a diverse family of proteolytic enzymes traditionally associated with lysosomal protein degradation, have emerged as key modulators of neutrophil functions. Serine cathepsins, including cathepsin G, and cysteine cathepsins, such as cathepsin C, regulate neutrophil migration, chemokine processing, and serine protease maturation, thereby orchestrating effective phagocytosis and antimicrobial activity. These enzymes also influence NET formation, linking classical lysosomal proteolysis to specialized immune responses. 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