Review Article

Targeting Ferroptosis: Pathological Mechanism and Treatment of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Table 1

Studies reporting the mechanisms and targets of ferroptosis in ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Ferroptosis in I/R injuryExperimentNumber ()Model/study populationInterventionTargetReference

Myocardial I/R injuryIn vitroNot applicableMouse embryonic fibroblastsNot availableGlutaminolysis[70]
In vitroNot applicableH9c2 cellsC3GFerroptosis-related protein, NCOA4, RSL3[72]
In vitroNot applicableAdult rat cardiomyocytesFerrostatin-1OxPCs[76]
In vitroNot applicableH9c2 cellsBaicalinACSL4[82]
In vitroNot applicableHuman cardiomyocytesELAVL1 knockoutNot available[84]
In vivoNot applicableI/R-treated Sprague–Dawley ratsNot availableUpregulation of USP7[74]
In vivoNot applicableMurine models of doxorubicin- and I/R-induced cardiomyopathyFerrostatin-1 and iron chelatorNot available[77]
In vivoNot applicableSprague–Dawley ratsC3GFerroptosis-related protein, NCOA4, RSL3[72]
In vivoNot applicableMyocardial I/R rat modelBaicalinACSL4[82]
In vivoNot applicableSprague–Dawley ratsUSP22Not available[83]
Clinical finding60Patients with ST-elevation-myocardial infarctDFONot available[78]
Clinical finding45Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graftingDFONot available[79]

Cerebral I/R injuryIn vitroNot applicablePrimary cortical neurons and hippocampal HT22 cellsSeleniumGPX4[92]
In vivoNot applicableC57BL/6 miceSeleniumGPX4[92]
In vivoNot applicableSprague–Dawley ratsLiproxstatin-1, Ferrostatin-1Not available[95]
In vivoNot applicableBrain I/R mice modelCarthamin yellowNot available[96]
In vivoNot applicableMice models of cerebral I/RMiR-214PVT1, TFR1, TP53[97]
In vivoNot applicableIschemic stroke model gerbilsCarvacrolGPX4[98]
In vivoNot applicableIschemic stroke model gerbilsGalanginSLC7A11, GPX4[100]
In vivoNot applicableMice modelsKnockdown of ACSL4Not available[102]

Ischemic renal injuryIn vivoNot applicableC57BL/6 miceFerrostatin 1 or 16–86Not available[106]
In vivoNot applicableI/R-induced renal injury rat modelsNot availableGPX4, SLC7A11[107]
In vivoNot applicableMice modelsPANX1 deletionNot available[108]
In vivoNot applicableMif-/- miceMIFGSH[109]
In vivoNot applicableRenal I/R injury mice modelPachymic acidGPX4, SLC7A11, and HO-1[110]
In vivoNot applicableRenal I/R mice modelXJB-5-131Not available[111]
In vivoNot applicableRenal I/R mice modelIrisinGPX4[112]

Hepatic I/R injuryIn vivoNot applicableGpx4-/- miceKnockout of GPX4Not available[6]
In vivoNot applicableMurine hepatic I/R injury modelIron overloadNot available[116]

Intestinal I/R injuryIn vitroNot applicableCaco-2 cellsRosiglitazone, si-special protein 1ACSL4[117]
In vitroNot applicableIleum organoid H/R modelCapsiateGPX4, TRPV1[119]
In vivoNot applicableMurine model of intestinal I/RRosiglitazone, si-special protein 1ACSL4[117]
In vivoNot applicableMouse intestinal I/R modelCapsiateGPX4, TRPV1[119]

Acute lung injury induced by intestinal I/RIn vivoNot applicableC57BL/6J mice and Nrf2-/- miceNrf2SLC7A11, HO-1[122]
In vivoNot applicableNrf2-/- mice with acute lung injury induced by intestinal I/RInhibitor of apoptosis-stimulating protein of P53Nrf2[123]