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ArticleAutophagy2021

Ferritinophagy is involved in the zinc oxide nanoparticles-induced ferroptosis of vascular endothelial cells.

Xia Qin, Jun Zhang, Bin Wang, Ge Xu, Xi Yang, Zhen Zou, Chao Yu

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Article in Autophagy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 189 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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189citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
40.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

189 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 399 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xia QinCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jun ZhangInstitute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Bin WangInstitute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Ge XuInstitute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Xi YangCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Zhen ZouInstitute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1651-591X
Chao YuCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Chongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) hold great promise for biomedical applications. Previous studies have revealed that ZnONPs exposure can induce toxicity in endothelial cells, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we report that ZnONPs can induce ferroptosis of both HUVECs and EA.hy926 cells, as evidenced by the elevation of intracellular iron levels, lipid peroxidation and cell death in a dose- and time-dependent manner. In addition, both the lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger ferrostatin-1 and the iron chelator deferiprone attenuated ZnONPs-induced cell death. Intriguingly, we found that ZnONPs-induced ferroptosis is macroautophagy/autophagy-dependent, because the inhibition of autophagy with a pharmacological inhibitor or by

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FerroptosisNanoparticlesZinc OxideAnimalsAutophagyEndothelial CellsMiceZinc OxideAutophagyferritinophagyferroptosisvascular endothelial cellzinc oxide nanoparticles

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PMID33843441
PMCPMC8726675
OpenAlexW3153072466

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