ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2025
Ferritinophagy: multifaceted roles and potential therapeutic strategies in liver diseases.
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- Evidence for a Cytokine-Sensitive Network of Iron-Associated Genes That Protects Pancreatic Islets Against Ferroptosis.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Sevoflurane-induced ferroptosis in developing neurons mediated by the NCOA4-ferritinophagy-GPX4 pathway.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Article
- Cardiomyocyte programmed cell death in dilated cardiomyopathy: molecular crosstalk and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Molecular mechanism and potential role of mitophagy in breast cancer.Journal of Cancer · 2026Review
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- Ferroptosis suppressor protein 1-mediated ferroptosis suppression in sepsis: non-canonical antioxidant pathways, inflammatory regulation, and therapeutic perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Iron-Inflammasome Crosstalk in Adipose Tissue: Unresolved Roles of NLRP3 and IL-1β in Metabolic Inflammation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate liver fibrosis by inhibiting hepatocyte ferroptosis and macrophage polarization via the miR-455-3p/PLAU axis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Multi-omics approach to personalised treatment: insights into thrombus-derived exosome regulation in cardiomyocyte ferritinophagy.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Ferritinophagy, the selective autophagic degradation of ferritin to release iron, is emerging as a critical regulator of iron homeostasis and a key player in the pathogenesis of various liver diseases. This review comprehensively examines the mechanisms, regulation, and multifaceted roles of ferritinophagy in liver health and disease. Ferritinophagy is intricately regulated by several factors, including Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 4 (NCOA4), Iron regulatory proteins and signaling pathways such as mTOR and AMPK. These regulatory mechanisms ensure proper iron utilization and prevent iron overload, which can induce oxidative stress and ferroptosis. In liver diseases, ferritinophagy exhibits dual roles. In liver fibrosis, promoting ferritinophagy in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) can induce cell senescence and reduce fibrosis progression. However, in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), chronic ferritinophagy may exacerbate liver injury through iron overload and oxidative stress. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), ferritinophagy can be harnessed as a novel therapeutic strategy by inducing ferroptosis in cancer cells. Additionally, ferritinophagy is implicated in drug-induced liver injury and sepsis-associated liver damage, highlighting its broad impact on liver pathology. This review also explores the crosstalk between ferritinophagy and other selective autophagy pathways, such as mitophagy and lipophagy, which collectively influence cellular homeostasis and disease progression. Understanding these interactions is essential for developing comprehensive therapeutic strategies targeting multiple autophagy pathways. In summary, ferritinophagy is a complex and dynamic process with significant implications for liver diseases. This review provides an in-depth analysis of ferritinophagy's regulatory mechanisms and its potential as a therapeutic target, emphasizing the need for further research to elucidate its role in liver health and disease.
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