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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

SARM1: a key multifaceted component in immunoregulation, inflammation and neurodegeneration.

Samuel Dos Santos Oliveira, João Vinícius Honório da Silva, Raquel de Souza Vieira, Luís Felipe Serra Moreira, Pedro Henrique Araújo Bandeira, Beatriz Leocata Ramos, Marco Antônio Ataíde Silva, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara

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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 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Caspase-3 cleaves and activates the NADase SARM1 to promote apoptosis, linking two cell death mechanisms.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Samuel Dos Santos OliveiraDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - FMRP of the University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
João Vinícius Honório da SilvaDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science - ICB of the University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Raquel de Souza VieiraDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science - ICB of the University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Luís Felipe Serra MoreiraDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science - ICB of the University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Pedro Henrique Araújo BandeiraDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science - ICB of the University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Beatriz Leocata RamosDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science - ICB of the University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Marco Antônio Ataíde SilvaDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - FMRP of the University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Niels Olsen Saraiva CâmaraDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - FMRP of the University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The downstream signaling pathways of TLR activation involve a family of adaptor proteins, including MYD88, TIRAP, TRIF, TRAM, and SARM1. The first four proteins stimulate inflammatory and antiviral responses, playing crucial roles in innate immunity against various pathogens. In contrast, SARM1 promotes immunity to microorganisms in invertebrate animals independently of TLRs, and negatively regulates inflammatory responses in metazoan organisms. SARM1 inhibits TRIF, reduces the activation of various inflammasomes, and induces mitochondrial damage and cell death to eliminate hyperactivated cells. This regulation is essential to ensure timely control of immune responses and to prevent excessive inflammation. Recently, it was discovered that SARM1 can hydrolyze NAD, a critical component of cellular metabolism. The reduction of NAD levels by SARM1 is linked to the progression of Wallerian degeneration following neuronal injury and may also play a role in the immunoregulation of lymphoid and myeloid cells. Since SARM1 can be pharmacologically modulated, it presents promising opportunities for developing treatments for inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Armadillo Domain ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsInflammationNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammasomesNADSignal TransductionArmadillo Domain ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsInflammasomesNADSARM1 protein, humancell deathimmunometabolismimmunoregulationinnate immunityneurodegenerative disease

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PMID40433385
PMCPMC12106052

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