Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis

Sepsis is a syndrome of inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) triggered when the host is exposed to bacterial, viruses, and other infectious agents. The resulting inflammation compromises intestinal integrity, and this gut injury subsequently amplifies systemic inflammation, ultimately leading to mu...

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Main Authors: Lin Liu, Qin Yue, Jinhao Chen, Hui Liu, Xinyi Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1620965/full
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author Lin Liu
Qin Yue
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description Sepsis is a syndrome of inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) triggered when the host is exposed to bacterial, viruses, and other infectious agents. The resulting inflammation compromises intestinal integrity, and this gut injury subsequently amplifies systemic inflammation, ultimately leading to multiple organ failure. This review synthesizes recent advances in sepsis-induced intestinal injury, focusing on four key aspects: pathogenesis, molecular mechanisms, crosstalk among relevant signaling pathways, and therapeutic strategies. Our analysis reveals extensive interactions between these signaling pathways, with most being critically dependent on nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB). We propose that the nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway serves as a central hub in the mechanistic network of septic gut injury. By delineating the interplay of signaling pathways in intestinal damage during sepsis. This work aims to provide novel therapeutic perspectives.
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spelling doaj-art-e2f0768efbe14a4e8e65379a981599702025-08-20T02:22:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242025-06-011610.3389/fimmu.2025.16209651620965Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsisLin LiuQin YueJinhao ChenHui LiuXinyi ZengSepsis is a syndrome of inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) triggered when the host is exposed to bacterial, viruses, and other infectious agents. The resulting inflammation compromises intestinal integrity, and this gut injury subsequently amplifies systemic inflammation, ultimately leading to multiple organ failure. This review synthesizes recent advances in sepsis-induced intestinal injury, focusing on four key aspects: pathogenesis, molecular mechanisms, crosstalk among relevant signaling pathways, and therapeutic strategies. Our analysis reveals extensive interactions between these signaling pathways, with most being critically dependent on nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB). We propose that the nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway serves as a central hub in the mechanistic network of septic gut injury. By delineating the interplay of signaling pathways in intestinal damage during sepsis. This work aims to provide novel therapeutic perspectives.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1620965/fullsepsisintestinal injuryNF-κBsignaling pathwayinflammatory response
spellingShingle Lin Liu
Qin Yue
Jinhao Chen
Hui Liu
Xinyi Zeng
Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
Frontiers in Immunology
sepsis
intestinal injury
NF-κB
signaling pathway
inflammatory response
title Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
title_full Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
title_fullStr Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
title_short Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
title_sort intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis
topic sepsis
intestinal injury
NF-κB
signaling pathway
inflammatory response
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1620965/full
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