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ArticleNature communications2025

Renal tubular GSDME protects cisplatin nephrotoxicity by impeding OGT-STAT3-S100A7A axis in male mice.

Qingzhou Chen, Pengxiao Sun, Jiaxin Zhou, Tantan Long, An Xiao, Zhuoliang Liu, Shihui Xu, Wenjing Lei, Rui Zhang, Jianwei Tian and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Qingzhou Chen *Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Pengxiao Sun *Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiaxin ZhouDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tantan LongDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
An XiaoDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhuoliang LiuDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shihui XuDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenjing LeiDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Rui ZhangDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianwei TianDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Miaomiao ZhouDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zheng HuDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fengxin ZhuDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing NieDivision of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. niejing@smu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1002-5562

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gasdermin E (GSDME) is known as a key executive protein of pro-inflammatory pyroptosis. However, the function diversity of GSDME needs further investigation. Here, we show that GSDME expression is downregulated in kidney tissues after cisplatin treatment without detectable N-terminal fragment. Global and tubule-specific Gsdme deficiency aggravates cisplatin-induced renal injury. Mechanistically, loss of GSDME in proximal tubular cells facilitates the recruitment of OGT to the CUL4B-DDB1-WDR26 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, promoting OGT degradation and subsequently reducing STAT3 O-GlcNAcylation. This post-translational shift enhances STAT3 phosphorylation and induces upregulation of its downstream target gene, S100a7a. Elevated S100A7A promotes macrophage infiltration via RAGE activation, amplifying renal inflammation. Tubule-specific depleting S100a7a improves renal function and reduces renal injury and inflammation. These findings uncover a protective, non-pyroptotic function of GSDME in modulating O-GlcNAcylation and STAT3-S100A7A-RAGE signaling to maintain renal homeostasis under cisplatin stress in male mice.

Indexed as

CisplatinKidney TubulesN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesS100 ProteinsSTAT3 Transcription FactorAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsHumansKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionCisplatinN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesS100 ProteinsStat3 protein, mouseSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMCPMC12289953

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