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ArticleCardiovascular drugs and therapy2025

Blocking the TRAIL-DR5 Pathway Reduces Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Decreasing Neutrophil Infiltration and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Formation.

Xuance Wang, Ran Xie, Dan Zhao, Guiling Wang, Lijie Zhang, Wei Shi, Yanyan Chen, Tingting Mo, Yuxin Du, Xuefei Tian and 5 more

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Article in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Xuance Wang *Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6571-3413
Ran Xie *Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Dan ZhaoJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Guiling WangJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Lijie ZhangJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Wei ShiJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Yanyan ChenJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Tingting MoJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Yuxin DuJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Xuefei TianJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Wanjun WangJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Run CaoJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Yuanfang MaJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-5635-2660
Yinxiang WeiJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China. yxwei@henu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1699-1115
Yaohui WangJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China. wangyaohui2017@henu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0165-6573

Funding

Henan Medical Science and Technique Foundation No.SBGJ202102195Key Programme No.U22A20382National Natural Science Foundation of China No.82101913Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province No.242300421021Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province No.22HASTIT046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a leading cause of mortality. Neutrophils penetrate injured heart tissue during AMI or ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and produce inflammatory factors, chemokines, and extracellular traps that exacerbate heart injury. Inhibition of the TRAIL-DR5 pathway has been demonstrated to alleviate cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury in a leukocyte-dependent manner. However, it remains unknown whether TRAIL-DR5 signaling is involved in regulating neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) release.

methodsThis study used various models to examine the effects of activating the TRAIL-DR5 pathway with soluble mouse TRAIL protein and inhibiting the TRAIL-DR5 signaling pathway using DR5 knockout mice or mDR5-Fc fusion protein on NETs formation and cardiac injury. The models used included a co-culture model involving bone marrow-derived neutrophils and primary cardiomyocytes and a model of myocardial I/R in mice.

resultsNETs formation is suppressed by TRAIL-DR5 signaling pathway inhibition, which can lessen cardiac I/R injury. This intervention reduces the release of adhesion molecules and chemokines, resulting in decreased neutrophil infiltration and inhibiting NETs production by downregulating PAD4 in neutrophils.

conclusionThis work clarifies how the TRAIL-DR5 signaling pathway regulates the neutrophil response during myocardial I/R damage, thereby providing a scientific basis for therapeutic intervention targeting the TRAIL-DR5 signaling pathway in myocardial infarction.

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Extracellular TrapsMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocytes, CardiacNeutrophil InfiltrationNeutrophilsReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandAnimalsCoculture TechniquesDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTnfsf10 protein, mouseCardiac ischemia–reperfusionDR5NETsPAD4TRAIL

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PMID38900242
PMCPMC12602621

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