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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Role of cGAS-Sting Signaling in Alzheimer's Disease.

Manoj Govindarajulu, Sindhu Ramesh, McNeil Beasley, Graham Lynn, Caleigh Wallace, Sammie Labeau, Suhrud Pathak, Rishi Nadar, Timothy Moore, Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Inhibition of the cGAS-STING pathwayChemical science · 2025
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  19. Identification and development of cGAS inhibitors and their uses to treat Alzheimer's disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manoj GovindarajuluDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4739-648X
Sindhu RameshDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
McNeil BeasleyDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Graham LynnDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Caleigh WallaceDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Sammie LabeauDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Suhrud PathakDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Rishi NadarDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Timothy MooreUnits Administration, Research Programs, Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, 2316 Walker Building, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Muralikrishnan DhanasekaranDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8986-3440
Auburn University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is mounting evidence that the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) interacts extensively with immunological processes in the brain and extends beyond the neuronal compartment. Accumulation of misfolded proteins can activate an innate immune response that releases inflammatory mediators and increases the severity and course of the disease. It is widely known that type-I interferon-driven neuroinflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) accelerates the development of numerous acute and chronic CNS diseases. It is becoming better understood how the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and its adaptor protein Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) triggers type-I IFN-mediated neuroinflammation. We discuss the principal elements of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway and the mechanisms underlying the association between cGAS-STING activity and various AD pathologies. The current understanding of beneficial and harmful cGAS-STING activity in AD and the current treatment pathways being explored will be discussed in this review. The cGAS-STING regulation offers a novel therapeutic opportunity to modulate inflammation in the CNS because it is an upstream regulator of type-I IFNs.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseInterferon Type IHumansImmunity, InnateNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNucleotidyltransferasesSignal TransductionInterferon Type INucleotidyltransferasesAlzheimer’s diseasecGASneuroinflammationSTINGtype-I IFN

Identifiers

PMID37175853
PMCPMC10179704
OpenAlexW4368404819

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