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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Circular RNAs in sepsis-induced acute lung injury: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential.

Qinghai Liu, Yiyan Wang, Haitang Liao, Dongsheng Ren, Wenhui Guo, Jianzhong Xu, Chenyang Duan, Zhenchun Luo, Wen Jiang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Qinghai Liu *Department of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Yiyan Wang *Department of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Haitang Liao *Department of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Dongsheng RenDepartment of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Wenhui GuoDepartment of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Jianzhong XuFamous Physicians Clinic, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Chenyang DuanDepartment of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Zhenchun LuoDepartment of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Wen JiangDepartment of Critical and Emergency Medicine, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) remains a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients and is characterized by dysregulated inflammation, immune imbalance, and alveolar-capillary barrier dysfunction. Emerging evidence suggests that circular RNAs (circRNAs), a class of stable and highly conserved non-coding RNAs, play important regulatory roles in inflammatory diseases; however, their contributions to sepsis-associated lung injury have not yet been systematically summarized. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of circRNA biogenesis, classification, and regulatory properties, with a particular focus on their context-dependent functions in the septic lung. We discuss how circRNAs participate in the coordination of cell fate decisions, immune responses, and barrier integrity during sepsis, and highlight their potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Importantly, we also address current technical and translational challenges, including detection specificity, disease heterogeneity, and limited clinical validation. By integrating mechanistic insights with translational perspectives, this review aims to clarify the emerging role of circRNAs in sepsis-induced ALI and to outline key directions for future research.

Indexed as

Acute Lung InjuryRNA, CircularSepsisCell DeathHumansSignal TransductionRNA, Circularbiomarkerscircular RNAsimmunological regulationprogrammed cell deathsepsis-induced acute lung injury

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PMID41789098
PMCPMC12956634

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