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ReviewMedComm2024

cGAS-STING, an important signaling pathway in diseases and their therapy.

Qijie Li, Ping Wu, Qiujing Du, Ullah Hanif, Hongbo Hu, Ka Li

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Review in MedComm, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. cGAS-STING as a Neuroimmune Traffic Molecule: Unraveling Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential in Neurological Disorders.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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  17. Trauma-induced alterations in bone marrow exosome microRNA profiles.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2026
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  19. The cGAS-STING pathway in fibroblast microenvironment: from molecular mechanisms to targeted therapies.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qijie LiSichuan province Medical and Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Center of Nursing & Materials/Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6713-1270
Ping WuDepartment of Occupational Diseases The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College (China National Nuclear Corporation 416 Hospital) Chengdu Sichuan China.
Qiujing DuSichuan province Medical and Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Center of Nursing & Materials/Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.
Ullah HanifSichuan province Medical and Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Center of Nursing & Materials/Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.
Hongbo HuCenter for Immunology and Hematology State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.
Ka LiSichuan province Medical and Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Center of Nursing & Materials/Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.
Sichuan University · CNChina National Nuclear Corporation · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling pathway was discovered in 2013, great progress has been made to elucidate the origin, function, and regulating mechanism of cGAS-STING signaling pathway in the past decade. Meanwhile, the triggering and transduction mechanisms have been continuously illuminated. cGAS-STING plays a key role in human diseases, particularly DNA-triggered inflammatory diseases, making it a potentially effective therapeutic target for inflammation-related diseases. Here, we aim to summarize the ancient origin of the cGAS-STING defense mechanism, as well as the triggers, transduction, and regulating mechanisms of the cGAS-STING. We will also focus on the important roles of cGAS-STING signal under pathological conditions, such as infections, cancers, autoimmune diseases, neurological diseases, and visceral inflammations, and review the progress in drug development targeting cGAS-STING signaling pathway. The main directions and potential obstacles in the regulating mechanism research and therapeutic drug development of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway for inflammatory diseases and cancers will be discussed. These research advancements expand our understanding of cGAS-STING, provide a theoretical basis for further exploration of the roles of cGAS-STING in diseases, and open up new strategies for targeting cGAS-STING as a promising therapeutic intervention in multiple diseases.

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agonistcancer immunotherapycGAS–STINGinflammatory diseaseinhibitorsignal transduction regulationtriggered DNA

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PMID38525112
PMCPMC10960729
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