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Trauma-induced heterotopic ossification (HO) is featured by aberrant bone formation at extra-skeletal site. STING is a master adaptor protein linking cellular damage to immune responses, while its role in HO remains elusive. A murine burn/tenotomy model was used to mimic trauma-induced HO in vivo. We demonstrated elevated STING expression in macrophages in inflammatory stage after burn/tenotomy, and STING inhibition significantly alleviated HO formation. Activated NLRP3-dependent macrophage pyroptosis was also found in inflammatory stage after burn/tenotomy. Either STING or NLRP3 suppression reduced mature HO by weakening macrophage pyroptotic inflammation, while protective effects of STING were abolished by NLRP3 overexpression. Further, in vitro, we also found a prominent STING level in pyroptotic BMDMs. STING suppression relieved macrophage pyroptotic inflammation, while abolished by NLRP3 overexpression. Our results reveal that STING poses regulatory effects on trauma-induced HO formation, via modulating NLRP3-dependent macrophage pyroptosis. Targeting STING-NLRP3 axis represents an attractive approach for trauma-induced HO prevention.
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