Review
Research progress on the role and mechanism of ferroptosis in renal fibrosis
Zhuo Wenqing, Wang Li
Published 2023-02-15
Cite as Chin J Nephrol, 2023, 39(2): 145-149. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441217-20220620-00627
Abstract
Ferroptosis is a recently identified type of non-apoptotic cell death, mainly caused by disruption of cellular metabolic pathways such as iron metabolism and reactive oxygen species metabolism, characterized by intracellular iron overload and reactive oxygen species accumulation leading to lipid peroxidation. Ferroptosis is closely related to renal diseases. The role of ferroptosis in diseases such as acute kidney injury and renal cell carcinoma has been extensively studied, and new discoveries and advances have been made in its relationship with renal fibrosis. The paper systematically reviews the relationship between ferroptosis and renal fibrosis in terms of the latest regulatory mechanisms of ferroptosis and its role in renal fibrosis, and explores the potential clinical application of targeted inhibition of ferroptosis to prevent renal fibrosis.
Key words:
Ferroptosis; Fibrosis; Renal insufficiency, chronic; Lipid peroxides; Iron overload; Reactive oxygen species; Glutathione peroxidase 4
Contributor Information
Zhuo Wenqing
Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People′s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Sichuan Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Chengdu 610072, China
Wang Li
Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People′s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Sichuan Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Chengdu 610072, China