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ReviewCell biochemistry and biophysics2025

Ferroptosis: A New Direction in the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.

Yongliang Mei, Liquan Wang, Ting Chen, Chao Song, Kang Cheng, Weiye Cai, Daqian Zhou, Silong Gao, Feng Jiang, Shigui Liu and 1 more

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Review in Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. The therapeutic potential of Piezo1 channel-mediated ferroptosis and its inhibitor.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  11. Application of mesenchymal stem cells in ferroptosis-related diseases.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Yongliang Mei *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Liquan Wang *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Ting ChenDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Luzhou maternal's and Children's Health Hospital, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Chao SongDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Kang ChengDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Weiye CaiDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Daqian ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Silong GaoDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Feng JiangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Shigui Liu *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Zongchao Liu *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China. lzcxnykdx@swmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Joint Innovation Special of the Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Plan 2022YFS0609 / 2022YFS0609-B3Luzhou Municipal People's Government - Southwest Medical University Science and Technology Strategic Cooperation Climbing Plan Project 2021LZXNYD-D02the Program for Special project of Traditional Chinese Medicine scientific research of Sichuan Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration 2023MS019the Sichuan Science and Technology Department Project Development Project 22ZDYF512This research was supported by Luzhou's major scientific and technology research and development project 2022-SYF-42
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in middle-aged and elderly people, and lower back pain (LBP) is the main clinical symptom [1, 2], which often causes significant pain and great economic burden to patients [3]. The current molecular mechanisms of IVDD include extracellular matrix degradation, cellular pyroptosis, apoptosis, necrotic apoptosis, senescence, and the newly discovered ferroptosis [4, 5], among which ferroptosis, as a new hot spot of research, has a non-negligible role in IVDD. Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death caused by lipid peroxide accumulation [6]. Its main mechanism is cell death caused by lipid peroxidation by oxygen radicals due to iron overload and inhibition of pathways such as SLC7A11-GSH-GPX4. Currently, more and more studies have found a close relationship between IVDD and ferroptosis [7]. In the process of ferroptosis, the most important factors are abnormal iron metabolism, increased ROS, lipid peroxidation, and abnormal proteins such as GSH, GPX4, and system XC-. Our group has previously elucidated the pathogenesis of IVDD in terms of extracellular matrix degradation, myeloid cell senescence and pyroptosis, apoptosis, and inflammatory immunity. Therefore, this time, we will use ferroptosis as an entry point to discover the new mechanism of IVDD and provide guidance for clinical treatment.

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FerroptosisIntervertebral Disc DegenerationAnimalsHumansIronLipid PeroxidationReactive Oxygen SpeciesIronReactive Oxygen SpeciesFerroptosisGPX4Intervertebral disc degenerationLipid peroxidation

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