Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (3): 1089-1099.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.03.011

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Progress of Pyroptosis and Its Mechanism of Action in the Keratitis Disease

WANG Zhihao1,2(), GUO Long1,2, WANG Peili3, LI Jianji1,2, WANG Heng1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
    2. Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-product Safety of the Ministry of Education, Joint International Research Laboratory of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Yangzhou 225009, China
    3. The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
  • Received:2024-04-16 Online:2025-03-23 Published:2025-04-02
  • Contact: WANG Heng E-mail:wzh781531011@163.com;sdaulellow@163.com

Abstract:

Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea caused by external pathogens or diseases, due to a reduction in the corneal defense ability. Pyroptosis is a programmed cell death related to inflammation. The pores formed on the cell membrane can allow the efflux of various inflammatory substances and mediate the inflammatory response. Studies have shown that keratitis is related to the occurrence of pyroptosis. Inhibiting the occurrence of pyroptosis can improve the clinical symptoms of the disease, which is a new direction for clinical treatment. This article reviews and summarizes the definition and morphological changes of pyroptosis, the mechanism of pyroptosis, the role of pyroptosis in keratitis, and the application of common pyroptosis inhibitors in ophthalmic diseases, to promote the research process of pyroptosis in keratitis.

Key words: pyroptosis, keratitis, prevention and control, inflammation

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