{"title":"Alzheimer’s alphabet soup: Find the letters “Z-DNA-ZBP1-RIPK1”","authors":"Jake A. Gertie, Hachung Chung","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.09.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Neuroinflammation contributes to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the molecules and pathways that initiate inflammation are unclear. In this issue of <em>Immunity</em>, Song et al. demonstrate that ZBP1-RIPK1 signaling in microglia can drive AD, wherein ZBP1 is activated by left-handed Z-DNA leaking from mitochondria, presenting new molecular targets for AD therapeutics.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Immunity","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.09.010","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"IMMUNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Neuroinflammation contributes to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the molecules and pathways that initiate inflammation are unclear. In this issue of Immunity, Song et al. demonstrate that ZBP1-RIPK1 signaling in microglia can drive AD, wherein ZBP1 is activated by left-handed Z-DNA leaking from mitochondria, presenting new molecular targets for AD therapeutics.
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Immunity is a publication that focuses on publishing significant advancements in research related to immunology. We encourage the submission of studies that offer groundbreaking immunological discoveries, whether at the molecular, cellular, or whole organism level. Topics of interest encompass a wide range, such as cancer, infectious diseases, neuroimmunology, autoimmune diseases, allergies, mucosal immunity, metabolic diseases, and homeostasis.