Cited by 7,695Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisIron Metabolism and DisordersCell death mechanisms and regulation

Ferroptosis: A Regulated Cell Death Nexus Linking Metabolism, Redox Biology, and Disease

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Stockwell, Brent R., Friedmann Angeli, José Pedro, Bayir, Hülya, Bush, Ashley I., Conrad, Marcus, Dixon, Scott J., Fulda, Simone, Gascón, Sergio +19 more·2017·Cell

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Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death characterized by the iron-dependent accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides to lethal levels. Emerging evidence suggests that ferroptosis represents an ancient vulnerability caused by the incorporation of polyunsaturated fatty acids into cellular membranes, and cells have developed complex systems that exploit and defend against this vulnerability in different contexts. The sensitivity to ferroptosis is tightly linked to numerous biological processes, including amino acid, iron, and polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism, and the biosynthesis of glutathione, phospholipids, NADPH, and coenzyme Q 10. Ferroptosis has been implicated in the pathological cell death associated with degenerative diseases (i.e., Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases), carcinogenesis, stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and kidney degeneration in mammals and is also implicated in heat stress in plants. Ferroptosis may also have a tumor-suppressor function that could be harnessed for cancer therapy. This Primer reviews the mechanisms underlying ferroptosis, highlights connections to other areas of biology and medicine, and recommends tools and guidelines for studying this emerging form of regulated cell death.

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Stockwell, B. R., Friedmann Angeli, J. P., Bayir, H., Bush, A. I., Conrad, M., Dixon, S. J., Fulda, S., Gascón, S., Hatzios, S. K., Kagan, V. E., Noel, K., Jiang, X., Linkermann, A., Murphy, M. E., Overholtzer, M., Oyagi, A., Pagnussat, G. C., Park, J., Ran, Q., Rosenfeld, C. S., Salnikow, K., Tang, D., Torti, F. M., Torti, S. V., Toyokuni, S., Woerpel, K. A., & Zhang, D. D.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • Stanford University (US)
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • Yale University (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
  • The Wistar Institute (US)
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
  • Flagship Pioneering (United States) (US)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • UConn Health (US)
  • Nagoya University (JP)
  • New York University (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
Corresponding author
Stockwell, Brent R.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-10
Volume
171
Issue
2
Pages
273-285
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2762087180
Cited by
7,695
References
113
Citations by year
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FWCI
46.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
  • PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (R35CA209896, P01 CA087497, 4R00CA166517, 1R01GM122923, R01CA171101, R01CA188025, CA102184, HL114453, U19AI068021, NS076511, NS061817, R01GM115366, 1R01GM118730, R01CA204232, P30CA008748, R01CA160417)
  • JSPS KAKENHI (JP16K15257, JP17H04064)
  • ACS (RSG-16-014-01-CDD)
  • NNSFC (2016A030308011, 31671435)
  • Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
  • HFSP (RGP 0013/14)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
Keywords
ferroptosis, regulated cell death, lipid peroxidation, iron metabolism, redox biology, degenerative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia-reperfusion injury, traumatic brain injury, intracerebral hemorrhage, cancer therapy, tumor suppression
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Iron, Oxidation-Reduction, Cell Death, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species

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