The cGAS-STING pathway in diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration

Diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are common retinal diseases with shared pathophysiology, including oxidative stress-induced inflammation. Cellular mechanisms responsible for converting oxidative stress into retinal damage are ill-defined but have begun to clarify. One common outcome of retinal oxidative stress is mitochondrial damage and subsequent release of mitochondrial DNA into the cytosol. This leads to activation of the cGAS-STING pathway, resulting in interferon release and disease-amplifying inflammation. This review summarizes the evolving link between aberrant cGAS-STING signaling and inflammation in common retinal diseases and provides prospective for targeting this system in diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Further defining the roles of this system in the retina is expected to reveal new disease pathology and novel therapeutic approaches.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Future medicinal chemistry - 15(2023), 8 vom: 02. Apr., Seite 717-729

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jian-Xing [VerfasserIn]
Duerfeldt, Adam S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Age-related macular degeneration
CGAS–STING
Cytokine release
Diabetic retinopathy
EC 2.7.7.-
Inflammasome activation
Inflammation
Innate immune response
Journal Article
Nucleotidyltransferases
Oxidative stress
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Retinal damage
Review

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Date Completed 18.05.2023

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4155/fmc-2022-0301

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35668976X