InflammationPub Date : 2026-05-09DOI: 10.1007/s10753-026-02499-2
Ri-Xiang Huang, Tao Lu, Nan-Nan Liu, Jiao-Jiao Sun, Jun Zhu, Min Chen, Dan Chen, Ya-Xian Wu, Yuan Weng, Zhi-Qiang Wang
{"title":"Nrf2 Protects Against Lipoteichoic Acid-Induced Acute Lung Injury By Suppressing SLC24A2-Mediated Ferroptosis.","authors":"Ri-Xiang Huang, Tao Lu, Nan-Nan Liu, Jiao-Jiao Sun, Jun Zhu, Min Chen, Dan Chen, Ya-Xian Wu, Yuan Weng, Zhi-Qiang Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10753-026-02499-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-026-02499-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe inflammatory syndrome characterized by epithelial and endothelial injury, increased pulmonary vascular permeability, and impaired gas exchange. ALI often involves ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of oxidative cell death. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a key regulator of antioxidant defenses, but its role in ALI-related ferroptosis is not well understood. In this study, NRF2 knockout (KO) mice were utilized for transcriptomic analysis to investigate the role of NRF2 in ALI. NRF2 deficiency significantly exacerbated lung injury and ferroptosis, and upregulated the expression of the calcium transporter gene solute carrier family 24 member 2 (SLC24A2). Calcium overload was closely associated with increased SLC24A2 expression and contributed to the development of ferroptosis. These findings were validated in vitro: knockdown of NRF2 in lung epithelial cells enhanced susceptibility to ferroptosis, whereas overexpression of NRF2 attenuated ferroptotic cell death. Conversely, silencing SLC24A2 reduced intracellular calcium overload and suppressed ferroptosis. These results suggest that there may be a regulatory axis between NRF2 and SLC24A2, which has a potential association with inflammation and ferroptosis signals related to acute lung injury (ALI). However, further studies are required to clarify the causal relationship and its consistency across different models, thereby evaluating the feasibility of this axis as a potential therapeutic target.</p>","PeriodicalId":13524,"journal":{"name":"Inflammation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147856329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: miR-221 Exerts Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Effects against HSV-1 Through Direct Repression of CAMK2A and Immune Pathway Activation.","authors":"Jiahao Xu, Lianhong Xu, Die Hu, Ying Zhang, Yongfang Wang, Zhihua Yun","doi":"10.1007/s10753-026-02517-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-026-02517-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13524,"journal":{"name":"Inflammation","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147837295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InflammationPub Date : 2026-05-02DOI: 10.1007/s10753-026-02495-6
Yu-Jia Tang, Xue Du, Bing Yin, Hui-Ying Liu, Yi-Jin Tang, Zi-Yue Zhang, Qing-Min Meng, Yan Zhang, Jia-Le Deng, Yao Li, Pei-Lin Yang, Kai Kang, Ming-Yan Zhao, Yang Gao
{"title":"Peripheral Circulating Exosomes Induce Sepsis-associated Liver Injury by Up-regulating STAT1 to Promote Autophagy and Regulating the SLC7A11-GSH-GPX4 Axis to Promote Ferroptosis.","authors":"Yu-Jia Tang, Xue Du, Bing Yin, Hui-Ying Liu, Yi-Jin Tang, Zi-Yue Zhang, Qing-Min Meng, Yan Zhang, Jia-Le Deng, Yao Li, Pei-Lin Yang, Kai Kang, Ming-Yan Zhao, Yang Gao","doi":"10.1007/s10753-026-02495-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-026-02495-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peripheral exosomes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple organ dysfunction during sepsis. However, their role in sepsis-associated liver injury (SALI) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of circulating exosomes on hepatic injury and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms of SALI. A murine sepsis model was established via intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Peripheral exosomes were isolated and co-cultured with murine hepatocytes (AML12 cells). RNA sequencing identified Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) as a key regulator in exosome-induced liver injury. Since STAT1 functions upstream of the ferroptosis-related solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11)-glutathione (GSH)-glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) axis, further in vivo and in vitro experiments were conducted to clarify its mechanistic role. In vitro, exosomes derived from septic mice enhanced inflammatory responses in AML12 cells via STAT1-mediated autophagy and modulation of the SLC7A11-GSH-GPX4 axis, leading to ferroptosis. Inhibition of STAT1 abrogated these effects, whereas STAT1 overexpression potentiated them. In vivo, septic exosomes (sep-Exo) induced liver injury in mice, while suppression of STAT1 abolished the regulatory effects of sep-Exo on ferroptosis, autophagy, and hepatic inflammation. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism underlying SALI, whereby peripheral exosomes upregulate STAT1 to induce autophagy and modulate the SLC7A11-GSH-GPX4 axis, thereby promoting ferroptosis and hepatic inflammation during sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":13524,"journal":{"name":"Inflammation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147814486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InflammationPub Date : 2026-04-27DOI: 10.1007/s10753-026-02508-4
Karim Dib
{"title":"The Histamine Four Receptor Regulates LFA-1 But Not Mac-1 -Dependent Neutrophil Adhesion and Inflammatory Functions.","authors":"Karim Dib","doi":"10.1007/s10753-026-02508-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-026-02508-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13524,"journal":{"name":"Inflammation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147770322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InflammationPub Date : 2026-04-24DOI: 10.1007/s10753-026-02514-6
Juan Li, Gang Chen, Xinyi Bao
{"title":"MAPK15 Attenuates Intestinal Epithelial Cell Senescence-Like Phenotype to Regulate Gut Homeostasis and Inflammation by Phosphorylating Suz12 to Suppress Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission Damage.","authors":"Juan Li, Gang Chen, Xinyi Bao","doi":"10.1007/s10753-026-02514-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-026-02514-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13524,"journal":{"name":"Inflammation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147770350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Dual Role of Interleukin-10 in Sepsis: Research Progress and Therapeutic Prospects.","authors":"Xianwen Wang, Qihang Huang, Jinwei Dai, Lina Zhang, Zhaoxin Qian","doi":"10.1007/s10753-026-02512-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-026-02512-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13524,"journal":{"name":"Inflammation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147770308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}