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ReviewArchives of pharmacal research2026

cGAS-STING signaling in aging and age-related diseases: therapeutic promise and precaution.

Yingying Xu, Weidong Wu, Yifan Guo, Wenhong Wang, Jingsheng Zhu, Weihua Xiao

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Review in Archives of pharmacal research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Yingying XuDepartment of Physical Education, Henan Sport University, Zhengzhou, China.
Weidong WuDepartment of Sport, Henan Sport University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yifan GuoSchool of Elderly Care Services and Management, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Wenhong WangSchool of Physical Education and Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Jingsheng ZhuDepartment of Physical Education, Henan Sport University, Zhengzhou, China.
Weihua XiaoShanghai Key Lab of Human Performance, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China. xiao_weihua@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-8140

Funding

Henan Provincial Science and Technology Research Project 252102320277Henan Provincial Science and Technology Research Project 252102321134Key Lab of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education 2022KF001National Natural Science Foundation of China 32371185National Natural Science Foundation of China 32501016Shanghai Key Lab of Human Performance 11DZ2261100Shanghai Science and Technology Plan Project 23010504200
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Abstract

Endogenous cytoplasmic DNA (cytoDNA) is increasingly recognized as a mediator of tissue dysfunction and disease progression during aging. As a major cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway, the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway can translate aging-associated cytoDNA accumulation into innate immune and inflammatory programs. This review summarizes the evolutionary and signaling features of the cGAS-STING cascade and critically discusses its crosstalk with aging-associated intracellular molecular threats, including nuclear genomic and chromatin stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative-metabolic stress, and defective clearance of nucleic acids or damaged organelles. We further synthesize evidence linking dysregulated cGAS-STING activation to inflammatory remodeling, senescence-associated changes, cell injury, fibrosis, and tissue dysfunction, while highlighting the context-dependent roles of this pathway across physiological aging and ARDs. Finally, we discuss the therapeutic potential and limitations of cGAS-STING modulation, emphasizing that successful translation will require context-defined therapeutic windows, tissue- and cell-specific targeting, subcellular compartmentalization, and long-term safety assessment.

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AgingMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesAnimalscGAS-STING Signaling PathwayCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseHumansSignal TransductionSTING ProteincGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinAging-related diseasescGAS–STING signalingCytosolic DNATherapeutic modulation

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PMID42635940

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