Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 3666-3677.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.08.011

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Research Progress on the Relationship between Ferroptosis and Inflammation

WEN Xue(), XU Wanxue, FU Yitong, YANG Jie, FU Hongyu, FAN Ruifeng*()   

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai′an 271018, China
  • Received:2024-07-26 Online:2025-08-23 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: FAN Ruifeng E-mail:17860815321@163.com;fanruifeng@sdau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Ferroptosis is a form of programmed cell death initiated by iron overload, lipid peroxidation and plasma membrane damage. It is intimately associated with physiological processes such as iron homeostasis and the redox system within the organism. Inflammation is an essential physiological mechanism within the organism, facilitating defensive responses to various injurious stimuli. Recent studies have demonstrated that ferroptosis is closely related to the inflammatory response process, and that these two processes are not merely unidirectional. The promotion of inflammation by ferroptosis is facilitated by the release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), lipid oxidation products and chemokine pathways. Conversely, inflammatory pathways (JAK/STAT, NF-κB, inflammasome, cGAS-STING and MAPK) activated during inflammation and secreted cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-10) can also trigger cellular ferroptosis. This article focuses on the molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis, the common inflammatory pathways activated during the inflammatory response and the secreted cytokines. The interactions between ferroptosis and inflammatory responses and the regulatory mechanisms are also analyzed in detail, which offers insights into the development of novel therapeutic strategies for inflammatory diseases.

Key words: ferroptosis, inflammation, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory pathways

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