Volume 321, Issue 1 pp. 52-70
INVITED REVIEW

Cell type-specific molecular mechanisms and implications of necroptosis in inflammatory respiratory diseases

Ying Guo

Ying Guo

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China

Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai, Shandong, China

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Jin Zhou

Jin Zhou

Key Laboratory of Spatiotemporal Single-Cell Technologies and Translational Medicine, Yantai, Shandong, China

Department of Endocrinology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China

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Yaqi Wang

Yaqi Wang

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China

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Xueliang Wu

Xueliang Wu

Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China

Tumor Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China

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Yakui Mou

Corresponding Author

Yakui Mou

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China

Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai, Shandong, China

Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai, Shandong, China

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Xicheng Song and Yakui Mou, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong, China.

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Xicheng Song

Corresponding Author

Xicheng Song

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China

Key Laboratory of Spatiotemporal Single-Cell Technologies and Translational Medicine, Yantai, Shandong, China

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Xicheng Song and Yakui Mou, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong, China.

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First published: 28 October 2023
Citations: 1

Ying Guo and Jin Zhou contributed equally to this work.

This article is part of a series of reviews covering Mechanisms of programmed cell death appearing in Volume 321 of Immunological Reviews.

Summary

Necroptosis is generally considered as an inflammatory cell death form. The core regulators of necroptotic signaling are receptor-interacting serine–threonine protein kinases 1 (RIPK1) and RIPK3, and the executioner, mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase (MLKL). Evidence demonstrates that necroptosis contributes profoundly to inflammatory respiratory diseases that are common public health problem. Necroptosis occurs in nearly all pulmonary cell types in the settings of inflammatory respiratory diseases. The influence of necroptosis on cells varies depending upon the type of cells, tissues, organs, etc., which is an important factor to consider. Thus, in this review, we briefly summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the biology of necroptosis, and focus on the key molecular mechanisms that define the necroptosis status of specific cell types in inflammatory respiratory diseases. We also discuss the clinical potential of small molecular inhibitors of necroptosis in treating inflammatory respiratory diseases, and describe the pathological processes that engage cross talk between necroptosis and other cell death pathways in the context of respiratory inflammation. The rapid advancement of single-cell technologies will help understand the key mechanisms underlying cell type-specific necroptosis that are critical to effectively treat pathogenic lung infections and inflammatory respiratory diseases.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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