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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2025

The STING Signaling: A Novel Target for Central Nervous System Diseases.

Min Song, Jianxun Ren, Zhipeng Zhu, Zhaohui Yi, Chengyun Wang, Lirong Liang, Jiahui Tian, Guofu Mao, Guohua Mao, Min Chen

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. cGAS-STING signaling in pollution-induced toxicity: mechanism and relieving medication.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Min Song *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jianxun Ren *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Zhipeng Zhu *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Zhaohui YiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Chengyun WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Lirong LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jiahui TianDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Guofu MaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Guohua MaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Maoguohua1967@sina.com.
Min ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. ndefy18261@ncu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6222-307X

Funding

National Nature Science Foundation of China 82160243Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province 20242BAB25476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The canonical cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS)-Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) pathway has been widely recognized as a crucial mediator of inflammation in many diseases, including tumors, infections, and tissue damage. STING signaling can also be activated in a cGAS- or cGAMP-independent manner, although the specific mechanisms remain unclear. In-depth studies on the structural and molecular biology of the STING pathway have led to the development of therapeutic strategies involving STING modulators and their targeted delivery. These strategies may effectively penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and target STING signaling in multiple central nervous system (CNS) diseases in humans. In this review, we outline both canonical and non-canonical pathways of STING activation and describe the general mechanisms and associations between STING activity and CNS diseases. Finally, we discuss the prospects for the targeted delivery and clinical application of STING agonists and inhibitors, highlighting the STING signaling pathway as a novel therapeutic target in CNS diseases.

Indexed as

Central Nervous System DiseasesMembrane ProteinsSignal TransductionAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierHumansSTING ProteinMembrane ProteinsSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinCentral nervous systemcGAS-STINGDrug deliverySTINGSTING modulators

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PMID40195137
PMCPMC11977075

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