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ArticleCell death & disease2024

STING contributes to lipopolysaccharide-induced tubular cell inflammation and pyroptosis by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress in acute kidney injury.

Yun Cao, Xinghua Chen, Zijing Zhu, Zilv Luo, Yiqun Hao, Xueyan Yang, Jun Feng, Zongwei Zhang, Jijia Hu, Yonghong Jian and 3 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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68 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yun Cao *Division of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xinghua Chen *Division of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zijing Zhu *Division of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zilv LuoDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yiqun HaoDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xueyan YangDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jun FengDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3871-6499
Zongwei ZhangDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jijia HuDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yonghong JianDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jiefu ZhuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9105-022X
Wei LiangDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. dr.liangwei@whu.edu.cn.
Zhaowei ChenDivision of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. chenzhaowei@whu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7165-4325
Wuhan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81500516National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82100704National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82300768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, innate immunity and inflammation were recognized as the key factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by sepsis, which is closely related to high mortality. Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) has emerged as a critical component of innate immune and inflammatory responses. However, the role of STING in the pathogenesis of septic AKI remains unclear. This study demonstrated that the STING was significantly activated in tubular cells induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in vivo and in vitro. Tubule-specific STING knockout attenuated LPS-induced renal dysfunction and pathological changes. Mechanistically, the STING pathway promotes NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) activation. STING triggers endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress to induce mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) overproduction, enhancing thioredoxin-interacting protein activation and association with NLRP3. Eventually, the NLRP3 inflammasome leads to tubular cell inflammation and pyroptosis. This study revealed the STING-regulated network and further identified the STING/ER stress/mtROS/NLRP3 inflammasome axis as an emerging pathway contributing to tubular damage in LPS-induced AKI. Hence, targeting STING may be a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing septic AKI.

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Acute Kidney InjuryPyroptosisEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansInflammasomesInflammationLipopolysaccharidesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLR ProteinsInflammasomesLipopolysaccharidesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLR Proteins

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PMID38485717
PMCPMC10940292
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