Platelets have been implicated in promoting NET formation; therefore, to investigate their role in sepsis-induced NET formation, platelets were depleted by vehicle (polyethylene glycol 400) or busulfan and the platelet counts were measured by flow cytometry staining with FITC anti-mouse CD41 antibody (96.4%, 94.6–96.95% vs 55.8%, 53.95–57.05%). Here, ITGA2B is linked to Sepsis.