A two-decade journey in identifying high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and procathepsin L (pCTS-L) as potential therapeutic targets for sepsis

J Li, CS Zhu, L He, X Qiang, W Chen… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Microbial infections and resultant sepsis are leading causes of death in
hospitals, representing approximately 20% of total deaths worldwide. Despite the difficulties …

Immunosuppression in Sepsis: Biomarkers and Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators

CM Padovani, K Yin - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Severe infection can lead to sepsis. In sepsis, the host mounts an inappropriately large
inflammatory response in an attempt to clear the invading pathogen. This sustained high …

Mucin 1 Inhibits Ferroptosis and Sensitizes Vitamin E to Alleviate Sepsis‐Induced Acute Lung Injury through GSK3β/Keap1‐Nrf2‐GPX4 Pathway

YM Wang, FC Gong, X Qi, YJ Zheng… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Ferroptosis is a nonapoptotic form of programmed cell death, which may be
related to the occurrence and development of sepsis‐induced acute respiratory distress …

Identification of procathepsin L (pCTS-L)–neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to treat potentially lethal sepsis

CS Zhu, X Qiang, W Chen, J Li, X Lan, H Yang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Antibody-based strategies have been attempted to antagonize early cytokines of sepsis, but
not yet been tried to target inducible late-acting mediators. Here, we report that the …

METTL3 achieves lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial injury via m6A-dependent stabilization of Myh3 mRNA

C Gong, J Wu, H Li, C Luo, G Ji, X Guan, J Liu… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Septic cardiomyopathy (SCM) was an important pathological component of severe sepsis
and septic shock. N6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) modification was a common RNA …

[HTML][HTML] Development of procathepsin L (pCTS-L)-inhibiting lanosterol-carrying liposome nanoparticles to treat lethal sepsis

W Chen, CS Zhu, X Qiang, S Chen, J Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pathogenesis of microbial infections and sepsis is partly attributable to dysregulated
innate immune responses propagated by late-acting proinflammatory mediators such as …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of procathepsin L-inhibiting and progesterone-entrapping dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles in treating experimental sepsis

X Qiang, W Chen, CS Zhu, J Li, T Qi, L Lou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The pathogenic mechanisms of bacterial infections and resultant sepsis are partly attributed
to dysregulated inflammatory responses sustained by some late-acting mediators including …

[HTML][HTML] Electroacupuncture pre-treatment alleviates sepsis-induced cardiac inflammation and dysfunction by inhibiting the calpain-2/STAT3 pathway

X Li, L Wang, X Ying, Y Zheng, Q Tan, X Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Electroacupuncture (EA) has both anti-inflammatory and cardio-protective effects. Activation
of calpain pathway is involved in several myocardiopathy. In sepsis, the role of calpain-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Oncology drug repurposing for sepsis treatment

I Rumienczyk, M Kulecka, M Statkiewicz, J Ostrowski… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sepsis involves life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response
to infection. Despite three decades of efforts and multiple clinical trials, no treatment, except …

Inhibiting caspase-3/GSDME-mediated pyroptosis ameliorates septic lung injury in mice model

H Qin, N Lu, K Chen, Y Huang, Y Rui, L Huang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acute lung injury is one of the most serious complications of sepsis, which is a common
critical illness in clinic. This study aims to investigate the role of caspase-3/gasdermin-E …