DCK (diquat)-induced lung injury

Diquat (DQ) poisoning is a severe medical condition with life-threatening implications and multi-organ dysfunction, yet its underlying mechanism remains incompletely understood. This study unveils a critical process in DQ-induced toxicity. DQ disrupts the mitochondrial genome stability in endothelial cells, leading to the accumulation of Z-form DNA. This triggers an interaction between Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1) and receptor interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3), setting off RIPK3-dependent necroptotic and ferroptotic signaling pathways. Depletion of ZBP1 or RIPK3 in endothelial cells effectively inhibits both necroptosis and ferroptosis, reducing organ damage and mortality. Importantly, we discover that RIPK3 plays a dual role. It phosphorylates MLKL to induce necroptosis and phosphorylates FSP1, inhibiting its enzymatic activity and promoting ferroptosis. The phosphorylation of T163 in FSP1 is crucial for suppressing its activity. Combining the deletion of MLKL with vitamin K treatment proves highly effective in mitigating multi-organ damage and lethality caused by DQ. Lung tissue from pesticide-poisoned mice for exploring mechanisms of pesticide organ damage Harvested cells at the required densities were combined with gel beads containing the barcoded information along with a mixture of cells and enzymes. Oil surfactant droplets in a microfluidic double-cross system were used for encapsulation to generate Gel Beads-In-Emulsions (GEMs). GEMs were passed through a reservoir and collected while the gel beads were lysed to release the barcode sequence. The cDNA fragment was then reverse transcribed before the sample was labeled. The gel beads and the oil droplets are ruptured and PCR amplification was performed using the generated cDNA as a template. The products of all GEMs were mixed and a standard sequencing library is constructed. The cDNA was first enzymatically digested into fragments of about 200300 base pairs (bp), together with the library building process of traditional secondgeneration sequencing such as sequencing junction and primers. Finally, the DNA library was generated by PCR amplification