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GGPPS Negatively Regulates the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury.

Lulu Li, Lihong Ma, Hong Qian, Zheng Wang, Meizi Chen, Chunlei Wang, Wei Gu, Tangfeng Lv, Jiajia Jin

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  1. Src Reduces Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Generation and Resolves Acute Organ Damage.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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Lulu Li *Department of Respiration, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, China.
Lihong Ma *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 305, East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, China.
Hong Qian *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, No. 305, East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, China.
Zheng WangDepartment of Science and Technology, Kangda College, Nanjing Medical University, No. 88, Chunhui Road, Lianyungang, 222000, China.
Meizi ChenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, No. 102, Luojiajing Road, Chenzhou, 423000, China.
Chunlei WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 37, Chenggang Road, Nantong, 226001, China.
Wei GuDepartment of Respiration, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, China. guwei_dr@sina.com.
Tangfeng LvDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, No. 305, East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, China. bairoushui@163.com.
Jiajia JinDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, No. 305, East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, China. JJJ_0817@163.com.

Funding

Hunan Natural Science Foundation Project No. 2022JJ70002National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82100095)Xiangnan University Project No. 2021XJ119
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI) are life-threatening diseases. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) play a key role in lung damage. Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) is associated with the development of inflammatory diseases. We aimed to explore the role of GGPPS in NETs formation in ARDS/ALI. First, lung pathological changes in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI mice after myeloid-specific GGPPS deletion were evaluated. The level of NETs formation was analyzed by immunofluorescence, PicoGreen assay and Western blotting. Next, we determined the role of GGPPS in NETs formation and underlying mechanisms using immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, DCFH-DA, and SYTOX GREEN staining in vitro. Finally, the correlation between GGPPS expression incirculating neutrophils and dsDNA levels in plasma was evaluated. Myeloid-specific GGPPS deletion mice showed increased NETs deposition in lung tissue and aggravated histopathological damage of lung tissue. In vitro, GGPPS deficiency in neutrophils resulted in increased NETs formation by Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), which was reversed by Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP). In addition, inhibitors blocking protein kinase C (PKC) and NADPH-oxidase (NOX) decreased NETs formation induced by GGPPS deletion. Importantly, GGPPS expression in circulating neutrophils was decreased in ARDS patients compared with the healthy control, and the level of dsDNA in plasma of ARDS patients was negatively correlated with the GGPPS expression. Taken together, GGPPS deficiency in neutrophils aggravates LPS-induced lung injury by promoting NETs formation via PKC/NOX signaling. Thus, neutrophil GGPPS could be a key therapeutic target for ARDS.

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Acute Lung InjuryExtracellular TrapsFarnesyltranstransferaseNeutrophilsAnimalsHumansLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRespiratory Distress SyndromeFarnesyltranstransferaseLipopolysaccharidesAcute lung injuryAcute respiratory distress syndromeGGPPSNeutrophil extracellular trapsNeutrophils

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