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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2025

Inhibition of STING-induced mitochondrial Drp1/N-GSDMD-mediated MtDNA release alleviates Sepsis-induced lung injury.

Shishi Zou, Yifan Zuo, Yukai Chen, Tianyu Zhang, Tinglv Fu, Guorui Li, Rui Xiong, Bohao Liu, Yong Hu, Zhaoyu Hu and 4 more

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  5. Delayed disulfiram targeting GSDMD-NETs axis rescues sepsis by limiting bacterial spread and lung injury.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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14 authors.

Shishi Zou *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Yifan Zuo *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Yukai Chen *Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Tianyu ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Tinglv FuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Guorui LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Rui XiongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Bohao LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
Yong HuWuhan Rhegen Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, 430073, China.
Zhaoyu HuWuhan Rhegen Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, 430073, China.
Chunguang MiaoCAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Xiaojing WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Ning LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Qing GengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. rm000851@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4515-5084

Funding

Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82400100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway serves as a crucial nexus in inflammatory responses and cell death. Despite its role in Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contact (MERC), the mechanistic contributions to inflammatory outcomes remain poorly understood. In clinical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) models of COVID-19 infection and animal models of LPS-induced acute lung injury (ALI), the STING pathway is closely associated with the pyroptosis pathway. The macrophage STING-N-GSDMD-mtDNA positive feedback loop, upon LPS challenge, induces inflammatory responses and pyroptosis. The GSDMD inhibitor disulfiram (DSF) specifically abrogates the N-terminal portion of GSDMD anchored to the mitochondrial membrane. Furthermore, macrophage STING mediates the direct interaction between Drp1 and N-GSDMD on mitochondrial membrane by regulating mitochondrial calcium, linking mitochondrial fission to the induction of inflammatory responses. Targeting STING-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis, both genetically and pharmacologically, may play a protective role in preventing and treating sepsis-induced acute lung injury. Overall, our study posits that STING deficiency mitigates the cooperative interaction between N-GSDMD and Drp1 in mediating mitochondrial permeabilization and rupture following LPS challenge, paving the way for further investigations into inflammation and pyroptosis.

Indexed as

Acute Lung InjuryDNA, MitochondrialDynaminsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsSepsisAnimalsCOVID-19Disease Models, AnimalGasderminsHumansLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLDNA, MitochondrialDnm1l protein, mouseDynaminsGasderminsGsdmd protein, mouseIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesMembrane ProteinsPhosphate-Binding ProteinsSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteinEndoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria contactMitochondrial calciumMitochondrial dynamicsMtDNA releasePyroptosis

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PMCPMC12334783

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