ArticleMediators of inflammation2026
Identification of Integrated Stress Response-Related Biomarkers in Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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backgroundSepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a fatal inflammatory lung injury. The integrated stress response (ISR) may play stage-dependent roles in lung injury, but its clinical relevance in sepsis-induced ARDS remains unclear. We aimed to identify ISR-related biomarkers and explore their potential mechanisms.
methodsPublic transcriptomic datasets of sepsis-induced ARDS were analyzed. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) was used to define key immune cell populations and intercellular communication. Differential expression analyses combined with machine learning were applied to screen ISR-associated biomarkers, and a nomogram was developed as an exploratory tool for ARDS risk stratification. Biomarker expression was validated in a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-based rat model representing early sepsis and ARDS-like lung injury. Lung injury was assessed by light and electron microscopy, histological scoring, lung wet/dry weight ratio, and BALF total protein measurement. Gene expression was quantified by qPCR and protein levels by Western blotting. Functional enrichment, immune infiltration, and trajectory analyses were performed to investigate underlying pathways and immune dynamics. The biomarkers were further validated in an independent external dataset.
resultsNuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 (NFE2L2) and ZFP36L1 were identified as potential ISR-associated biomarkers in sepsis-induced ARDS, and the two-gene nomogram showed good predictive performance. In vivo, peripheral blood Tnf and Il6 mRNA expression increased after CLP, while rats with ARDS-like lung injury exhibited marked lung injury and reduced tight junction markers. Nfe2l2 and Zfp36l1 mRNA levels were elevated in early sepsis but decreased in established ARDS-like lung injury, while their protein levels were generally reduced in established ARDS-like lung injury compared with early sepsis. Canonical ISR activation markers, including the p-eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α)/total eIF2α ratio and Atf4, Ddit3/Chop, and Ppp1r15 a/Gadd34 expression, progressively increased from early sepsis to ARDS-like lung injury. Enrichment analyses implicated multiple ISR-related pathways. Immune infiltration analysis revealed altered immune cell composition, with NFE2L2 negatively correlated with activated B cell infiltration. Single-cell trajectory analysis demonstrated dynamic expression of these biomarkers during differentiation of key immune cell subsets.
conclusionNFE2L2 and ZFP36L1 are potential ISR-associated biomarkers in sepsis-induced ARDS and may contribute to disease progression through stress-response regulation and immune modulation, supporting biomarker-driven risk stratification and providing a foundation for future mechanistic and interventional studies.
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