Frontiers in Physiology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Aug. 17, 2023
In
recent
years,
the
role
of
ferroptosis
in
pulmonary
fibrosis
has
garnered
increasing
interest
as
a
potential
therapeutic
target.
Pulmonary
is
pathological
process
characterized
by
accumulation
extracellular
matrix
affected
lung
tissues,
and
currently,
there
are
no
effective
therapies
for
preventing
or
reversing
fibrotic
lesions.
Ferroptosis
form
programmed
cell
death
that
regulated
network
enzymes
signaling
pathways.
Dysregulation
been
implicated
several
diseases,
including
fibrosis.
The
lipid
peroxides
course
causes
damage
to
membranes
other
cellular
components,
leading
ultimately
death.
Relevant
targets
intervention
include
key
enzymes,
such
glutathione
peroxidase
4,
transcription
factors
like
nuclear
factor
erythroid
2-related
2,
iron
chelation.
This
review
provides
an
overview
emerging
highlights
this
pathway.
Further
research
needed
develop
safe
approaches
targeting
treatment
Cell Death Discovery,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
Abstract
Environmental
pollution
represents
a
significant
public
health
concern,
with
the
potential
risks
associated
environmental
pollutants
receiving
considerable
attention
over
an
extended
period.
In
recent
years,
substantial
body
of
research
has
been
dedicated
to
this
topic.
Since
discovery
ferroptosis,
iron-dependent
programmed
cell
death
typically
characterized
by
lipid
peroxidation,
in
2012,
there
have
advances
study
its
role
and
mechanism
various
diseases.
A
growing
number
studies
also
demonstrated
involvement
ferroptosis
damage
caused
organism
pollutants,
molecular
mechanisms
involved
partially
elucidated.
The
targeting
be
effective
means
ameliorating
PM2.5,
organic
inorganic
ionizing
radiation.
This
review
begins
providing
summary
most
important
ferroptosis.
It
then
proceeds
offer
critical
analysis
effects
induced
pollutants.
Furthermore,
as
is
case
all
rapidly
evolving
areas,
are
numerous
unanswered
questions
challenges
pertaining
pollutant-induced
which
we
discuss
attempt
provide
some
directions
clues
for
future
field.
MedComm,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(3)
Published: Feb. 23, 2025
Ferroptosis
is
a
distinct
form
of
iron-dependent
programmed
cell
death
characterized
primarily
by
intracellular
iron
accumulation
and
lipid
peroxidation.
Multiple
cellular
processes,
including
amino
acid
metabolism,
various
signaling
pathways,
autophagy,
have
been
demonstrated
to
influence
the
induction
progression
ferroptosis.
Recent
investigations
elucidated
that
ferroptosis
plays
crucial
role
in
pathogenesis
pulmonary
disorders,
lung
injury,
chronic
obstructive
disease,
fibrosis,
asthma.
increasingly
recognized
as
promising
novel
strategy
for
cancer
treatment.
Various
immune
cells
within
tumor
microenvironment,
CD8+
T
cells,
macrophages,
regulatory
natural
killer
dendritic
shown
induce
modulate
process
through
regulation
metabolism
pathways.
Conversely,
can
reciprocally
alter
metabolic
environment,
leading
activation
or
inhibition
functions,
thereby
modulating
responses.
This
paper
reviews
molecular
mechanism
describes
discusses
connection
between
microenvironment
diseases,
development
prospect
their
interaction
treatment
diseases.
Journal of Translational Internal Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 22 - 34
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
Fibrosis
occurs
in
many
organs,
and
its
sustained
progress
can
lead
to
organ
destruction
malfunction.
Although
numerous
studies
on
fibrosis
have
been
carried
out,
underlying
mechanism
is
largely
unknown,
no
ideal
treatment
currently
available.
Ferroptosis
an
iron-dependent
process
of
programmed
cell
death
that
characterized
by
lipid
peroxidation.
In
the
past
decade,
a
growing
body
evidence
demonstrated
association
between
ferroptosis
fibrotic
diseases,
while
targeting
may
serve
as
potential
therapeutic
strategy.
This
review
highlights
recent
advances
crosstalk
fibrosis,
discusses
ferroptosis-targeted
approaches
against
are
being
explored.
Cell Death and Disease,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(6)
Published: June 6, 2024
Abstract
In
chronic
kidney
disease
(CKD),
renal
fibrosis
is
an
unavoidable
result
of
various
manifestations.
However,
its
pathogenesis
not
yet
fully
understood.
Here,
we
revealed
the
novel
role
Homeobox
D10
(HOXD10)
in
CKD-related
fibrosis.
HOXD10
expression
was
downregulated
vitro
and
vivo
models.
UUO
model
mice
were
administered
adeno-associated
virus
(AAV)
containing
HOXD10,
overexpression
plasmids
introduced
into
human
proximal
tubular
epithelial
cells
induced
by
TGF-β1.
The
levels
iron,
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS),
lipid
ROS,
oxidized
glutathione/total
glutathione
(GSSG/GSH)
ratio,
malonaldehyde
(MDA),
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)
determined
using
respective
assay
kits.
Treatment
with
AAV–HOXD10
significantly
attenuated
dysfunction
inhibiting
NOX4
transcription,
ferroptosis
pathway
activation,
oxidative
stress.
High
activation
profibrotic
gene
TGF-β1/erastin
(a
agonist)
abrogated
HK-2
cells.
Moreover,
bisulfite
sequencing
PCR
that
showed
a
hypermethylated
level
TGF-β1-treated
binding
to
promoter
confirmed
chromatin
immunoprecipitation
(ChIP)
analysis
dual-luciferase
reporter
assays.
Targeting
may
represent
innovative
therapeutic
strategy
for
treatment
CKD.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
172, P. 116270 - 116270
Published: Feb. 15, 2024
Iron
homeostasisis
is
integral
to
normal
physiological
and
biochemical
processes
of
lungs.
The
maintenance
iron
homeostasis
involves
the
process
intake,
storage
output,
dependening
on
iron-regulated
protein/iron
response
element
system
operate
tightly
metabolism-related
genes,
including
TFR1,
DMT1,
Fth,
FPN.
Dysregulation
can
lead
overload,
which
increases
virulence
microbial
colonisers
occurrence
oxidative
stress,
causing
alveolar
epithelial
cells
undergo
necrosis
apoptosis,
form
extracellular
matrix.
Accumulated
drive
iron-dependent
ferroptosis
exacerbated
pulmonary
fibrosis.
Notably,
chelator
deferoxamine
lipophilic
antioxidant
ferritin-1
have
been
shown
attenuate
inhibit
lipid
peroxidation
in
paper
summarises
regulatory
mechanisms
dysregulated
metabolism
development
Targeting
may
be
a
potential
therapeutic
strategy
for
prevention
treatment
Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 786 - 786
Published: June 28, 2024
Previous
research
has
established
a
correlation
between
PM2.5
exposure
and
aging-related
cardiovascular
diseases,
primarily
in
blood
vessels.
However,
the
impact
of
on
cardiomyocyte
aging
remains
unclear.
In
this
study,
we
observed
that
extractable
organic
matter
(EOM)
from
led
to
cellular
senescence
H9c2
cardiomyoblast
cells,
as
characterized
by
an
increase
percentage
β-galactosidase-positive
elevated
expression
levels
p16
p21,
enhanced
H3K9me3
foci.
EOM
also
induced
cell
cycle
arrest
at
G1/S
stage,
accompanied
downregulation
CDK4
Cyclin
D1.
Furthermore,
significant
elevation
intracellular
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS),
mitochondrial
ROS,
DNA
damage.
Supplementation
with
antioxidant
NAC
effectively
attenuated
EOM-induced
cardiac
senescence.
Our
findings
revealed
activated
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptor
(AhR)
signaling
pathway,
evidenced
AhR
translocation
nucleus
upregulation
Cyp1a1
Cyp1b1.
Importantly,
antagonist
CH223191
mitigated
oxidative
stress
conclusion,
our
results
indicate
PM2.5-induced
activation
leads
stress,
damage,
arrest,
leading
Targeting
AhR/ROS
axis
might
be
promising
therapeutic
strategy
for
combating
aging.