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ArticleJCI insight2024

Role of cGAS/STING pathway in aging and sexual dimorphism in diabetic kidney disease.

Sherif Khedr, Lashodya V Dissanayake, Ammar J Alsheikh, Adrian Zietara, Denisha R Spires, Romica Kerketta, Angela J Mathison, Raul Urrutia, Oleg Palygin, Alexander Staruschenko

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Article in JCI insight, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. S100A1 Promotes MDM2-Mediated KLF15 Ubiquitination to Regulate ID1-Driven Tubular Injury in Diabetic Kidney Disease.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  16. Maresin 1 modulates renal and cardiac lipid profiles in hypertensive rats.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2025
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  17. Molecular Mechanisms of Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Sherif KhedrDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Lashodya V DissanayakeDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Ammar J AlsheikhDepartment of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Adrian ZietaraDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Denisha R SpiresDepartment of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Romica KerkettaGenomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Angela J MathisonGenomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Raul UrrutiaGenomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Oleg PalyginDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Alexander StaruschenkoDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.

Funding

Deep South KUH Premier Research - Interdisciplinary Mentored Education (PRIME) Training CoreTL1DK139566 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DAVID M POLLOCK · 2023 to 2026
$3.6M
Deep South KUH Premier Research- Interdisciplinary Mentored Education (PRIME) Networking CoreU2CDK133422 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Orlando M Gutierrez · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Sexual dimorphisms and role of the cGAS-STING pathway in diabetic nephropathyR01DK135644 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI Alexander Staruschenko · 2023 to 2026
$2.0M
Renal diabetic complications mediated by the PAR1 signaling in podocytesR01DK129227 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI PALYGIN, OLEG, STARUSCHENKO, ALEXANDER · 2022 to 2025
$1.3M
BLRD VA I01 BX004024NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK129227NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK135644NIDDK NIH HHS TL1 DK139566NIDDK NIH HHS U2C DK133422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of chronic renal pathology. Understanding the molecular underpinnings of DKD is critical to designing tailored therapeutic approaches. Here, we focused on sex differences and the contribution of aging toward the progression of DKD. To explore these questions, we utilized young (12 weeks old) and aged (approximately 50 weeks old) type 2 diabetic nephropathy (T2DN) rats. We revealed that the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)/stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway was upregulated in T2DN rats compared with nondiabetic Wistar rats and in type 2 diabetic human kidneys. The activation of the cGAS/STING signaling pathway exhibited distinct protein expression profiles between male and female T2DN rats, with these differences becoming more pronounced with aging. RNA-Seq analysis of the kidney cortex in both male and female T2DN rats, at both younger and older ages, revealed several key molecules, highlighting crucial genes within the cGAS/STING pathway. Thus, our study delved deep into understanding the intricate sexual differences in the development and progression of DKD and we propose the cGAS/STING pathway as an essential contributor to disease development.

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AgingDiabetic NephropathiesMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSex CharacteristicsSignal TransductionAnimalsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansKidneyMaleRatsRats, WistarSTING ProteincGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinChronic kidney diseaseDiabetesNephrology

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PMID39589791
PMCPMC11721291

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