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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Roles of METTL3 and NLRP3 in pyroptosis and prospects in SCIRI.

Xiaoqing Guan, Fengyi Zhang, Ning Zhang, Guangchun Li, Fei Yin

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiaoqing GuanDepartments of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Fengyi ZhangDepartments of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ning ZhangDepartments of Orthopedics, Jilin Province People's Hospital, Changchun, China.
Guangchun LiDepartments of Orthopedics, Jilin Province People's Hospital, Changchun, China.
Fei YinDepartments of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (SCIRI) leads to severe neurological deficits, with pyroptosis emerging as a key driver of inflammation and neuronal death. Recent studies suggest that methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), a critical RNA methyltransferase, may regulate the nucleotide-binding oligomerized structural domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation via N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) modification, yet direct evidence in SCIRI remains limited. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the METTL3-NLRP3 axis in pyroptosis, explores its therapeutic potential, and identifies critical research gaps for future investigation.

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MethyltransferasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPyroptosisReperfusion InjurySpinal CordAnimalsHumansInflammasomesSignal TransductionInflammasomesMethyltransferasesMETTL3 protein, humanNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLRP3 protein, humanMETTL3NLRP3pyroptosisSCISCIRI

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PMID40236697
PMCPMC11996655

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