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SynthesisFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

The cGAS-STING signaling pathway in the regulation of pulmonary infections: a systematic review.

Qinchao Xu, Jiayu Zhu

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Synthesis in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. cGAS-STING as a Neuroimmune Traffic Molecule: Unraveling Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential in Neurological Disorders.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Qinchao XuDepartment of Pediatrics, Shaoxing Central Hospital, The Central Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
Jiayu ZhuDepartment of Pediatrics, Shaoxing Central Hospital, The Central Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lungs are constantly exposed to airborne pathogens and depend on robust innate immune surveillance for protection. The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling pathway, a core component of the innate immune system, plays a pivotal role in defending against respiratory infections caused by viruses, bacteria, and mycobacteria, including

Indexed as

Membrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesRespiratory Tract InfectionsSignal TransductionAnimalsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon Type ILungSTING ProteincGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseInterferon Type IMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteincGAS-SINGimmune escapeinnate immunelung infectiontype I interferons

Identifiers

PMID40697819
PMCPMC12279746

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