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ReviewMolecular medicine reports2025

The role of ferroptosis in Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential (Review).

Heng Zeng, Zhaohui Jin

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Review in Molecular medicine reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Non-canonical cell death in neurodegeneration: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic Frontiers.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  7. Neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Heng ZengDepartment of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
Zhaohui JinDepartment of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by insidious onset and progressive symptom deterioration. It extends beyond a simple aging process, involving irreversible and progressive neurological degeneration that impairs brain function through multiple etiologies. Iron dysregulation is implicated in the pathophysiology of AD; however, the precise mechanisms remain unclear. Additionally, vitamin E and selenium are key in regulating ferroptosis through their antioxidant properties. The present review examined the mechanistic pathways by which ferroptosis contributes to AD, the regulatory roles of vitamin E, selenium, ferrostatin‑1, N‑acetylcysteine and curcumin, and their potential as therapeutic agents to mitigate neurodegeneration.

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Alzheimer DiseaseFerroptosisAnimalsAntioxidantsCurcuminHumansIronSeleniumVitamin EAntioxidantsCurcuminIronSeleniumVitamin EAlzheimer's diseasedrugferroptosispathophysiology

Identifiers

PMID40341407
PMCPMC12076055

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