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Transcending metabolic acidosis: lactate as an epigenetic signal reprogramming diabetes-sepsis immunity

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  • Xin Cai

  • Liu Han

  • Qun Liang

  • May 8, 2026

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    Diabetic sepsis patients show elevated inflammatory cytokines and impaired antigen presentation, leading to higher mortality rates compared to non-diabetics.

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    Lactate levels rise significantly during sepsis, activating GPR81 receptors and inducing histone lactylation, which affects immune responses.

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    Histone lactylation at H3K18 selectively activates inflammatory genes while suppressing antigen-presentation pathways in diabetic sepsis.

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    Preliminary studies indicate a correlation between H3K18la levels and disease severity, with poor lactate clearance linked to worse prognosis.

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    Potential therapeutic targets include metabolic regulation to reduce lactate, intervention in the GPR81-H3K18la axis, and personalized immune phenotype therapy.

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