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.

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Communications Biology
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2025-02-28
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07741-5
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Sulfur Compounds in Biology
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The role of the glutathione pathway in tracheal regeneration with aortic allografts through antioxidant-driven tissue integration

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Abstract

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.

Communications BiologyVol. 8(1)
Jilin University (CN), First Hospital of Jilin University (CN), Jilin Province Science and Technology Department (CN)
Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province, National Natural Science Foundation of China
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