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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

The cGAS-STING Pathway in Pulmonary Diseases: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.

Zhuo Zhang, Jiacheng Jiang, Guodong Wu, Xueping Wei, Yakun Weng, Long Shuang Huang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Extracellular cGAMP in health and disease.Molecular biomedicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Zhuo ZhangShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Jiacheng JiangShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6835-5102
Guodong WuShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Xueping WeiShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Yakun WengShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Long Shuang HuangShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2477-5583

Funding

China National Natural Science Foundation 82270082
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway, a central innate immune sensor of cytosolic DNA, plays a dual role in immunoregulation within pulmonary diseases. Recent studies demonstrate its critical role in sensing microbial infections and tissue injury in the lung, allowing it to drive the production of type I interferons (IFN-I) and pro-inflammatory cytokines. While this pathway is essential for anti-viral defense and anti-tumor immunity, its dysregulation can exacerbate pathologies such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer, mainly through sustained inflammation and fibroblast proliferation. Nowadays, many cGAS-STING agonists and inhibitors are available to treat different diseases. This review comprehensively summarizes the basic mechanism of the cGAS-STING pathway, its diverse roles across various pulmonary diseases, and the current landscape of potential therapeutic strategies targeting this pathway. Notably, the critical role of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway in various lung diseases offers new avenues for therapeutic research.

Indexed as

Lung DiseasesMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSignal TransductionAnimalsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseHumansImmunity, InnateSTING ProteincGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteincGAS-STINGpulmonary diseaseSTING inhibitor

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PMID41226461
PMCPMC12607373

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