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Advancements in Understanding the Role of Ferroptosis in Hypoxia-associated Brain Injury: a Narrative Review

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Journal Transl Pediatr
Specialty Pediatrics
Date 2024 Jul 10
PMID 38984029
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Background And Objective: Ferroptosis, a form of programmed cell death driven by lipid peroxidation and dependent on iron ions, unfolds through a sophisticated interplay of multiple biological processes. These include perturbations in iron metabolism, lipid peroxidation, aberrant amino acid metabolism, disruptions in hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PHD) axis, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Recent studies indicate that ferroptosis may serve as a promising therapeutic target for hypoxia-associated brain injury such as hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) and cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). HIBD is a neonatal disease that can be fatal, causing death or mental retardation in newborns. HIBD is a kind of diffuse brain injury, which is characterized by apoptosis of nerve cells and abnormal function and structure of neurons after cerebral hypoxia and ischemia. At present, there are no fundamental prevention and treatment measures for HIBD. The brain is the most sensitive organ of the human body to hypoxia. Cerebral ischemia will lead to the damage of local brain tissue and its function, and CIRI will lead to a series of serious consequences. We hope to clarify the mechanism of ferroptosis in hypoxia-associated brain injury, inhibit the relevant targets of ferroptosis in hypoxia-associated brain injury to guide clinical treatment, and provide guidance for the subsequent treatment of disease-related drugs.

Methods: Our research incorporated data on "ferroptosis", "neonatal hypoxic ischemia", "hypoxic ischemic brain injury", "hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy", "brain ischemia-reperfusion injury", and "therapeutics", which were sourced from Web of Science, PubMed, and comprehensive reviews and articles written in English.

Key Content And Findings: This review delineates the underlying mechanisms of ferroptosis and the significance of these pathways in hypoxia-associated brain injury, offering an overview of therapeutic strategies for mitigating ferroptosis.

Conclusions: Ferroptosis involves dysregulation of iron metabolism, lipid peroxidation, amino acid metabolism, dysregulation of HIF-PHD axis and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). By reviewing the literature, we identified the involvement of the above processes in HIBD and CIRI, and summarized a series of therapeutic measures for HIBD and CIRI by inhibiting ferroptosis. We hope this study would provide guidance for the clinical treatment of HIBD and CIRI in the future.

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