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ReviewJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2021

The role of cGAS-STING signalling in liver diseases.

Ruihan Chen, Jiamin Du, Hong Zhu, Qi Ling

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Review in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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72citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Extracellular cGAMP in health and disease.Molecular biomedicine · 2026
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  12. cGAS-STING signaling pathway in MASLD and liver fibrosis.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ruihan ChenDepartment of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jiamin DuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Hong ZhuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Qi LingDepartment of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recently identified novel cytosolic DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) activates the downstream adaptor protein stimulator of interferon genes (STING) by catalysing the synthesis of cyclic GMP-AMP. This in turn initiates an innate immune response through the release of various cytokines, including type I interferon. Foreign DNA (microbial infection) or endogenous DNA (nuclear or mitochondrial leakage) can serve as cGAS ligands and lead to the activation of cGAS-STING signalling. Therefore, the cGAS-STING pathway plays essential roles in infectious diseases, sterile inflammation, tumours, and autoimmune diseases. In addition, cGAS-STING signalling affects the progression of liver inflammation through other mechanisms, such as autophagy and metabolism. In this review, we summarise recent advances in our understanding of the role of cGAS-STING signalling in the innate immune modulation of different liver diseases. Furthermore, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting the cGAS-STING pathway in the treatment of liver diseases.

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aHSCT, allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantationAIM2, absent in melanoma 2ALD, alcohol-related liver diseaseAPCs, antigen-presenting cellsCDNs, cyclic dinucleotidescGAMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphatecGAS, cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthasecGAS-STING signallingDAMPs, damage-associated molecular patternsDCs, dendritic cellsdsDNA, double-strand DNAER, endoplasmic reticulumGVHD, graft-versus-host diseaseHCC, hepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinomaHSCs, hepatic stellate cellsIFN-I, type I interferonIL, interleukininnate immune responseIRF3, interferon regulatory factor 3IRI, ischaemia refusion injuryKCs, Kupffer cellsliver injuryLSECs, liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsMHC, major histocompatibility complexmtDNA, mitochondrial DNAmTOR, mammalian target of rapamycinNAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNK cells, natural killer cellsnonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseNPCs, non-parenchymal cellsPAMPs, pathogen-associated molecular patternsPD-1, programmed cell death protein-1PD-L1, programmed cell death protein ligand-1PPRs, pattern recognition receptorsSAVI, STING-associated vasculopathy with onset in infancysiRNA, small interfering RNAssRNA, single-stranded RNASTING, stimulator of interferon genesTBK1, TANK-binding kinase 1TGF-β1, transforming growth factor-β1TLR, Toll-like receptorTNF, tumour necrosis factorviral hepatitisXRCC, X-ray repair cross complementing

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PMID34381984
PMCPMC8340306
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