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ArticleBurns & trauma2023

The m6A reader YTHDF2 alleviates the inflammatory response by inhibiting IL-6R/JAK2/STAT1 pathway-mediated high-mobility group box-1 release.

Zhuo Zeng, Yingying Lan, Lijuan Zhang, Yu Chen, Yali Gong, Fangqing Zuo, Junda Li, Gaoxing Luo, Yizhi Peng, Zhiqiang Yuan

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Article in Burns & trauma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhuo ZengInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Yingying LanInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Lijuan ZhangInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Yu ChenInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Yali GongInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Fangqing ZuoInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Junda LiInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Gaoxing LuoInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Yizhi PengInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Zhiqiang YuanInstitute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
Army Medical University · CNSouthwest Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Sepsis is a common severe complication in major burn victims and is characterized by a dysregulated systemic response to inflammation. YTH domain family 2 (YTHDF2), a well-studied N6-methyladenosine (m6A) reader that specifically recognizes and binds to m6A-modified transcripts to mediate their degradation, is connected to pathogenic and physiological processes in eukaryotes, but its effect on sepsis is still unknown. We aimed to discover the effects and mechanisms of YTHDF2 in sepsis. Methods: Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot analyses were used to measure the expression of YTHDF2, the interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R), high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) under different Results: According to our findings, YTHDF2 was expressed at a low level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from septic mice and patients as well as in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. Overexpression of YTHDF2 alleviated the inflammatory response by inhibiting HMGB1 release and JAK2/STAT1 signalling in LPS-stimulated cells. Mechanistically, YTHDF2 suppressed JAK2/STAT1 signalling by directly recognizing the m6A-modified site in IL-6R and decreasing the stability of IL-6R mRNA, thereby inhibiting HMGB1 release. Conclusions: In summary, these findings demonstrate that YTHDF2 plays an essential role as an inhibitor of inflammation to reduce the release of HMGB1 by inhibiting the IL-6R/JAK2/STAT1 pathway, indicating that YTHDF2 is a novel target for therapeutic interventions in sepsis.

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high-mobility group box-1Inflammationinterleukin 6 receptorJanus kinase 2Sepsissignal transducer and activator of transcription 1YTH domain family 2

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PMID38026444
PMCPMC10650363
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