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ArticleAllergy2025

Targeting the Galectin-7/TRPM2/Zn

Chen Zhang, BingYu Pang, YiXin Luo, Zipeng Cao, Pei Qiao, ZhenLai Zhu, Hui Fang, JianKang Yang, ErLe Dang, ShengXian Shen and 7 more

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Article in Allergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Chen ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
BingYu PangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
YiXin LuoDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Zipeng CaoDepartment of Health Education and Management and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Pei QiaoDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
ZhenLai ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Hui FangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
JianKang YangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
ErLe DangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-6673
ShengXian ShenDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Pan KangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Qingqing JiaoDepartment.of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Central Research Laboratory, Suzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-2608
Akito HasegawaDivision of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Riichiro AbeDivision of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
HongJiang QiaoDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Gang WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-8080
Meng FuDepartment of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-9271

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) represent a spectrum of severe drug-induced cutaneous reactions. These conditions are characterized by widespread and confluent keratinocyte apoptosis, which differentiates them from erythema multiforme (EM). Mounting evidence has implicated the mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathway in the pathogenesis of SJS/TEN, but the potential roles and specific mechanisms of these pathways in SJS/TEN remain largely unexplored.

methodsProteomic analyses were conducted to investigate differential protein expression in blister fluid (BF)-derived exosomes from suction surgery in healthy individuals (Con Exo) or patients with EM (EM Exo) or SJS/TEN (TEN Exo). Further analysis involved glutathione S-transferase (GST) pull-down assay, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis, and validation of MS results through proximity ligation assay (PLA) and coimmunoprecipitation (co-IP). Phenotypic and mechanistic analyses were performed using immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), western blotting, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), co-IP, CCK-8 assay, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level measurements, and flow cytometry.

resultsGalectin-7 was markedly upregulated in BF-derived exosomes from SJS/TEN patients and showed a correlation with disease severity. Further analysis confirmed the interaction between galectin-7 and transient receptor potential (melastatin) 2 (TRPM2). BF-derived exosomes from SJS/TEN patients induced an imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics via galectin-7/TRPM2 upregulation. Activation of TRPM2 led to an elevation in mitochondrial Zn

conclusionsTargeting the galectin-7/TRPM2/Zn

Indexed as

GalectinsSignal TransductionTRPM Cation ChannelsAdultApoptosisExosomesFemaleHumansKeratinocytesMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsGalectinsLGALS7 protein, humanTRPM Cation Channelsapoptosisexosomesgalectin‐7mitochondriamitochondrial fissionStevens–Johnson syndrometoxic epidermal necrolysisTRPM2Zn2+

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PMID40042066
PMCPMC12105064

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