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Here, using phenolic preservatives present in all FDA-approved insulin formulations as a discovery platform, we show that these compounds induce NETosis in primary human neutrophils (34.3 \u00b1 5.0% vs. 2.8 \u00b1 0.9% for preservative-free insulin; p &lt; 0.001) via a mechanism distinct from canonical PKC- and calcium-dependent pathways. Data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry (n = 6 donors) reveals that preservatives prompt coordinated dephosphorylation of SYNE1 (nesprin-1) at Ser8724 and Ser8727 (log\u2082FC = -4.41 and -4.01, respectively; both q-value &lt; 0.0001), disrupting LINC complex-mediated nuclear-cytoskeletal anchoring, through a phosphatase-dependent pathway distinct from canonical PKC- and calcium-dependent NETosis. In a porcine subcutaneous catheter model, preservative-containing formulations drive progressive NET accumulation, neutrophil infiltration, and early fibrotic changes over 7 days, whereas removing preservatives reduces the histological inflammation score by 40% (P &lt; 0.001). These findings establish phenolic preservatives as non-pathogen triggers of NETosis, identify disruption of the SYNE1-LINC complex as the underlying mechanism, and demonstrate that preservative-free formulations lessen device-related inflammation, offering a translatable strategy for safer implantable drug delivery systems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.06.05.730153","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]],"date-time":"2026-06-10T01:15:18Z","timestamp":1781054118000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Insulin preservatives trigger neutrophil extracellular trap formation through SYNE1-mediated nuclear disassembly"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1104-7704","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ulrike","family":"Klueh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ingrida","family":"Oendraite","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vugene, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-2217-4378","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Priscila Silva","family":"Cunegundes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kenneth","family":"Wood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karolis","family":"Krinickis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vugene, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3315-9846","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paul","family":"Stemmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kaitlin","family":"Lowran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Donald L.","family":"Kreutzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alva Innovations, Inc., Detroit, MI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ron","family":"Pettis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"RJPettis Ventures, LLC, Cary, NC"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026061104200512000_2026.06.05.730153v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.21873\/invivo.14168"},{"key":"2026061104200512000_2026.06.05.730153v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Clancy DM , et al. 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