The cGAS–STING pathway as a therapeutic target in inflammatory diseases

A Decout, JD Katz, S Venkatraman… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
The cGAS–STING signalling pathway has emerged as a key mediator of inflammation in the
settings of infection, cellular stress and tissue damage. Underlying this broad involvement of …

Role of the cGAS–STING pathway in systemic and organ-specific diseases

S Skopelja-Gardner, J An, KB Elkon - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2022‏ - nature.com
Cells are equipped with numerous sensors that recognize nucleic acids, which probably
evolved for defence against viruses. Once triggered, these sensors stimulate the production …

Hallmarks of cardiovascular ageing

M Abdellatif, PP Rainer, S Sedej… - Nature Reviews …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Normal circulatory function is a key determinant of disease-free life expectancy (healthspan).
Indeed, pathologies affecting the cardiovascular system, which are growing in prevalence …

Multifaceted functions of STING in human health and disease: from molecular mechanism to targeted strategy

Z Zhang, H Zhou, X Ouyang, Y Dong… - Signal transduction and …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Since the discovery of Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) as an important pivot for
cytosolic DNA sensation and interferon (IFN) induction, intensive efforts have been …

Mitochondrial DNA in inflammation and immunity

JS Riley, SWG Tait - EMBO reports, 2020‏ - embopress.org
Mitochondria are cellular organelles that orchestrate a vast range of biological processes,
from energy production and metabolism to cell death and inflammation. Despite this …

Mitochondrial damage and activation of the cytosolic DNA sensor cGAS–STING pathway lead to cardiac pyroptosis and hypertrophy in diabetic cardiomyopathy mice

M Yan, Y Li, Q Luo, W Zeng, X Shao, L Li, Q Wang… - Cell Death …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a serious cardiac complication of diabetes that currently
lacks specific treatment. The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon …

[HTML][HTML] Cooperative sensing of mitochondrial DNA by ZBP1 and cGAS promotes cardiotoxicity

Y Lei, JJ VanPortfliet, YF Chen, JD Bryant, Y Li, D Fails… - Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a potent agonist of the innate immune system; however, the
exact immunostimulatory features of mtDNA and the kinetics of detection by cytosolic nucleic …

Immune cells and immunotherapy for cardiac injury and repair

JG Rurik, H Aghajanian, JA Epstein - Circulation research, 2021‏ - ahajournals.org
Cardiac injury remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite
significant advances, a full understanding of why the heart fails to fully recover function after …

cGAS in action: Expanding roles in immunity and inflammation

A Ablasser, ZJ Chen - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND The life of any organism depends on the ability of cells to accurately
recognize and eliminate harmful microbes. To detect the immense repertoire of pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] The cGAS–STING signaling in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: future novel target option for pharmacotherapy

PK Oduro, X Zheng, J Wei, Y Yang, Y Wang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling
exert essential regulatory function in microbial-and onco-immunology through the induction …