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ReviewTrends in biochemical sciences2025

How interactions between oxidized DNA and the NLRP3 inflammasome fuel inflammatory disease.

Angela Lackner, Lemuel Leonidas, Alijah Macapagal, Hannah Lee, Reginald McNulty

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Review in Trends in biochemical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Fabry Disease: A Focus on the Role of Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Angela LacknerLaboratory of Macromolecular Structure, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92694-3900, USA.
Lemuel LeonidasLaboratory of Macromolecular Structure, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92694-3900, USA.
Alijah MacapagalLaboratory of Macromolecular Structure, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92694-3900, USA.
Hannah LeeLaboratory of Macromolecular Structure, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92694-3900, USA.
Reginald McNultyLaboratory of Macromolecular Structure, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92694-3900, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92694-3900, USA. Electronic address: rmcnulty@uci.edu.

Funding

Macromolecular assemblies of transcription factors initiated by pathogen infectionK22AI139444 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI MCNULTY, REGINALD · 2019 to 2021
$297k
NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI139444NIAID NIH HHS L30 AI140191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent discoveries have emphasized the critical role of oxidized DNA (ox-DNA) in inflammation and immune regulation. Produced during oxidative stress from infection or tissue damage, ox-DNA activates signaling pathways that drive the release of proinflammatory cytokines, specifically engaging the NLRP3 inflammasome, a key player in cytokine maturation and host defense. NLRP3 is increasingly implicated in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, with ox-DNA recognized as a central activator of this inflammasome. This review examines the role of ox-DNA in inflammasome activation, its broader impact on inflammatory processes, and promising therapeutic approaches targeting ox-DNA through both immunological and structural lenses. These insights highlight ox-DNA's relevance in inflammation and offer potential avenues for the treatment of a range of immune-related disorders.

Indexed as

DNAInflammasomesInflammationNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAnimalsHumansOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressSignal TransductionDNAInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLRP3 protein, humanDNA damageinflammasomeinflammationinnate immunitymitochondrial dysregulation

Identifiers

PMID40883132
PMCPMC12564193

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