Salminen Antero, Kaarniranta Kai, Kauppinen Anu
Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland.
Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland.
Biogerontology. 2025 Jun 20;26(4):123. doi: 10.1007/s10522-025-10268-1.
Excessive exposure of the skin to UV radiaton (UVR) accelerates the aging process and leads to a photoaging state which involves similar pathological alterations to those occurring in chronological aging. UVR exposure, containing both UVA and UVB radiation, triggers cellular senescence and a chronic inflammatory state in skin. UVR promotes oxidative stress and a leakage of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) from nuclei and mitochondria into the cytoplasm of keratinocytes and fibroblasts. It is recognized that cytosolic dsDNA is a specific danger signal which stimulates cytoplasmic DNA sensors. The activation of the signaling through the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is a major defence and survival mechanism combatting against tissue injuries. There is abundant evidence that UVR exposure of skin stimulates cGAS-STING signaling which promotes cellular senescence and remodels both the local and systemic immune network. cGAS-STING signaling activates the IRF3 and NF-κB signaling pathways which trigger both pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive responses. Moreover, cGAS-STING signaling stimulates inflammatory responses by activating the NLRP3 inflammasomes. Senescent fibroblasts secrete not only cytokines but also chemokines and colony-stimulating factors which induce myeloid differentiation and recruitment of immune cells into inflamed skin. Photoaging is associated with an immunosuppressive state in skin which is attributed to an expansion of immunosuppressive cells, such as Tregs. UVR-induced cGAS-STING signaling also stimulates the expression of PD-L1, a ligand for inhibitory immune checkpoint receptor, which evokes an exhaustion of effector immune cells. There is clear evidence that cGAS-STING signaling can also accelerate chronological aging by remodeling the immune network.
皮肤过度暴露于紫外线辐射(UVR)会加速衰老过程,并导致光老化状态,这种状态涉及与自然衰老中出现的类似病理改变。UVR暴露,包括UVA和UVB辐射,会引发皮肤细胞衰老和慢性炎症状态。UVR会促进氧化应激以及双链DNA(dsDNA)从细胞核和线粒体泄漏到角质形成细胞和成纤维细胞的细胞质中。人们认识到,细胞质中的dsDNA是一种特定的危险信号,可刺激细胞质中的DNA传感器。通过环磷酸鸟苷-腺苷合成酶(cGAS)-干扰素基因刺激物(STING)激活信号传导是对抗组织损伤的主要防御和生存机制。有大量证据表明,皮肤暴露于UVR会刺激cGAS-STING信号传导,从而促进细胞衰老并重塑局部和全身免疫网络。cGAS-STING信号传导激活IRF3和NF-κB信号通路,引发促炎和免疫抑制反应。此外,cGAS-STING信号传导通过激活NLRP3炎性小体来刺激炎症反应。衰老的成纤维细胞不仅分泌细胞因子,还分泌趋化因子和集落刺激因子,这些因子可诱导骨髓分化并将免疫细胞募集到炎症皮肤中。光老化与皮肤的免疫抑制状态有关,这归因于免疫抑制细胞(如调节性T细胞)的扩增。UVR诱导的cGAS-STING信号传导还刺激抑制性免疫检查点受体配体PD-L1的表达,从而导致效应免疫细胞耗竭。有明确证据表明,cGAS-STING信号传导还可通过重塑免疫网络加速自然衰老。
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