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ArticleRedox biology2019

STING-IRF3 contributes to lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac dysfunction, inflammation, apoptosis and pyroptosis by activating NLRP3.

Ning Li, Heng Zhou, Haiming Wu, Qingqing Wu, Mingxia Duan, Wei Deng, Qizhu Tang

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Article in Redox biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 348 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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348 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 585 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ning LiDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China.
Heng ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China. Electronic address: zhzhouheng@gmail.com.
Haiming WuDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China.
Qingqing WuDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China.
Mingxia DuanDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China.
Wei DengDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China.
Qizhu TangDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, PR China. Electronic address: qztang@whu.edu.cn.
Wuhan University · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mountainous evidence suggests that inflammation, cardiomyocyte apoptosis and pyroptosis are involved in the development of sepsis and sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC). Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an indispensable molecule that could regulate inflammation and immune response in multiple diseases. However, the role of STING in cardiovascular disease, especially SIC remains unclear. This study was designed to investigate the potential molecular mechanisms of STING in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cardiac injury using STING global knockout mice. In wild type mice and cardiomyocytes, LPS stimulation triggered the perinuclear translocation of STING, which further bound to Type-I interferons (IFN) regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) and phosphorylated IRF3. Phosphorylated (P-) IRF3 subsequently translocated into nucleus and increased the expression of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3). Knockout of STING in mice significantly improved survival rate and cardiac function, apart from suppressing myocardial and serum inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis, as well as cardiomyocyte pyroptosis. In vitro experiments revealed that NLRP3 overexpression by adenovirus could offset protective effects of STING knockdown in LPS-induced cardiomyocytes. Additionally, LPS stimulation also promoted the production of intracellular reactive oxygen (ROS), which further induced the NLRP3 translocation to the cytoplasm from the nucleus. Dissociative TXNIP could directly interact with cytoplasmic NLRP3 and form inflammasome, eventually triggering cardiomyocyte injury. Collectively, our findings disclose that STING deficiency could alleviate LPS-induced SIC in mice. Hence, targeting STING in cardiomyocytes may be a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing SIC.

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ApoptosisAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEchocardiographyHeart DiseasesInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Intracellular SpaceLipopolysaccharidesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMyocytes, CardiacNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPyroptosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesCytokinesInterferon Regulatory Factor-3IRF3 protein, humanLipopolysaccharidesMembrane ProteinsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseReactive Oxygen SpeciesSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteinApoptosisNLRP3 inflammasomePyroptosisSepsis-induced cardiomyopathySTING-IRF3

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PMID31121492
PMCPMC6529775
OpenAlexW2946057803

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