The role of the glutathione pathway in tracheal regeneration with aortic allografts through antioxidant-driven tissue integration
Tracheal regeneration remains a major challenge due to the lack of efficient graft integration and functional restoration. Current approaches fail to address oxidative stress-induced tissue remodeling. Here, we show that the glutathione pathway plays a pivotal role in tracheal regeneration with aortic allografts by modulating redox homeostasis and promoting host-graft integration. Through transcriptomic profiling, histological analyses, and functional assessment, we demonstrate that antioxidant-driven tissue remodeling enhances epithelialization, neovascularization, and extracellular matrix organization, thereby improving graft stability and biomechanical properties. These findings provide mechanistic insights into oxidative stress-mediated tissue remodeling and suggest that targeting redox signaling could optimize bioengineered tracheal grafts for clinical translation.
Authors
- Shixiong Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1370-7967)
- Zhi Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8472-0731)
- Zhou Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6805-5807)
- Yiyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8107-4688)
- Mingqian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6535-1432)
- Kexing Duan
- Guo‐Qiang Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0575-122X)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
- Jilin Province Science and Technology Department (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Biology
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07741-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sulfur Compounds in Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province
- National Natural Science Foundation of China