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Ferroptosis mechanisms and regulations in cardiovascular diseases in the past, present, and future
Wenxi Fang1,2, Saiyang Xie1,2, Wei Deng3,4
1Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
Insights
Ferroptosis, a cell death pathway, is increasingly recognized as a key factor in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Understanding ferroptosis mechanisms offers new therapeutic targets for treating heart conditions.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Science
- Cardiology
- Cell Biology
Background:
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) pose a significant global health burden, characterized by high morbidity and hospitalization rates.
- Cell death, particularly ferroptosis, is a critical pathophysiological process underlying various CVDs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the latest research on ferroptosis mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases.
- To explore ferroptosis's role in the development and treatment of CVDs.
- To identify novel therapeutic targets for CVDs based on ferroptosis pathways.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent scientific research on ferroptosis and CVDs.
- Analysis of ferroptosis's involvement in iron regulation, metabolism, and lipid peroxidation.
- Synthesis of findings related to ferroptosis in specific cardiovascular conditions.
Main Results:
- Ferroptosis is implicated in a wide range of CVDs, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and various cardiomyopathies.
- The process involves critical pathways such as iron regulation, metabolic reprogramming, and lipid peroxidation.
- Ferroptosis plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular conditions.
Conclusions:
- Ferroptosis is a crucial mechanism in the development of cardiovascular diseases.
- Targeting ferroptosis pathways presents promising avenues for novel CVD treatments.
- Further research into ferroptosis can lead to improved clinical diagnosis and therapeutic strategies for CVDs.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main diseases that endanger human health, and their risk factors contribute to high morbidity and a high rate of hospitalization. Cell death is the most important pathophysiology in CVDs. As one of the cell death mechanisms, ferroptosis is a new form of regulated cell death (RCD) that broadly participates in CVDs (such as myocardial infarction, heart transplantation, atherosclerosis, heart failure, ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy (radiation-induced cardiomyopathy, diabetes cardiomyopathy, sepsis-induced cardiac injury, doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury, iron overload cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), and pulmonary arterial hypertension), involving in iron regulation, metabolic mechanism and lipid peroxidation. This article reviews recent research on the mechanism and regulation of ferroptosis and its relationship with the occurrence and treatment of CVDs, aiming to provide new ideas and treatment targets for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of CVDs by clarifying the latest progress in CVDs research.
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