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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2022

Activating cGAS-STING axis contributes to neuroinflammation in CVST mouse model and induces inflammasome activation and microglia pyroptosis.

Rui Ding, Haiyan Li, Yaqi Liu, Weiyang Ou, Xifang Zhang, Huihui Chai, Xiaofei Huang, Weijie Yang, Qiujing Wang

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers.

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Rui Ding *Department of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China.
Haiyan Li *Department of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China.
Yaqi Liu *Department of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China.
Weiyang Ou *The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory On Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, Guangdong, China.
Xifang ZhangDongguan Kanghua Hospital, 1000# Dongguan Avenue, Dongguan, 523000, Guangdong Province, China.
Huihui ChaiDepartment of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China.
Xiaofei HuangDepartment of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China.
Weijie YangDepartment of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China.
Qiujing WangDepartment of Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China. wangqj9@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation Cultivation Project of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University 202092RPYMS05the Youth Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81701171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeuroinflammation-induced injury is intimately associated with poor prognosis in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon gene (cGAS-STING) axis is a cytoplasmic double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) sensing pathway has recently emerged as a crucial mediator of neuroinflammation in ischemic stroke. However, the role of the cGAS-STING pathway in modulating post-CVST inflammation and the underlying mechanisms involved remain unclear.

methodsA CVST model was induced by ferric chloride in male C57BL/6J mice. The selective cGAS inhibitor RU.521, STING agonist 2'3'-cGAMP, and STING siRNA were delivered by intranasal administration or intraventricular injection. Post-CVST assessments included rotarod test, TUNEL staining, Fluoro-Jade C staining, dihydroethidium staining, western blotting, qPCR, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, ELISA and flow cytometry.

resultscGAS, STING, NLRP3 and GSDMD were significantly upregulated after CVST and mostly in the microglia of the mouse brain. CVST triggered the release of dsDNA into the cytoplasm and elicited an inflammatory response via activating the cGAS-STING axis. RU.521 decreased the levels of 2'3'-cGAMP, STING and downstream inflammatory cytokines, and suppressed the expressions of NLRP3 inflammasome and pyroptosis-pertinent components containing cleaved caspase-1, GSDMD, GSDMD-C, pro- and cleaved IL-1β, and cleaved IL-1β/pro-IL-1β. Besides, RU.521 treatment also reduced oxidative stress, lessened the numbers of microglia and neutrophils, and ameliorated neuronal apoptosis, degeneration along with neurological deficits post-CVST. 2'3'-cGAMP delivery enhanced the expressions of STING and related inflammatory mediators, NLRP3 inflammasome and pyroptosis-relevant proteins, whereas these alterations were significantly abrogated by the silencing of STING by siRNA.

conclusionsOur data demonstrate that repression of the cGAS-STING pathway diminishes the neuroinflammatory burden of CVST and highlight this approach as a potential therapeutic tactic in CVST-mediated pathologies.

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InflammasomesPyroptosisAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansInterferonsMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNucleotidyltransferasesRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionInflammasomesInterferonsMembrane ProteinsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNucleotidyltransferasesRNA, Small InterferingSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteincGASMicroglia pyroptosisNeuroinflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeSTING

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