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Emerging roles of ferroptosis in infectious diseases
Author(s) -
Bagayoko Salimata,
Meunier Etienne
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the febs journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1742-4658
pISSN - 1742-464X
DOI - 10.1111/febs.16244
Subject(s) - lipid peroxidation , polyunsaturated fatty acid , gpx4 , biology , immune system , oxidative stress , glycan , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , immunology , fatty acid , superoxide dismutase , glutathione peroxidase , glycoprotein
In living organisms, lipid peroxidation is a continuously occurring cellular process and therefore involved in various physiological and pathological contexts. Among the broad variety of lipids, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) constitute a major target of oxygenation either when released as mediators by phospholipases or when present in membranous phospholipids. The last decade has seen the characterization of an iron‐ and lipid peroxidation‐dependent cell necrosis, namely, ferroptosis, that involves the accumulation of peroxidized PUFA‐containing phospholipids. Further studies could link ferroptosis in a very large body of (physio)‐pathological processes, including cancer, neurodegenerative, and metabolic diseases. In this review, we mostly focus on the emerging involvement of lipid peroxidation‐driven ferroptosis in infectious diseases, and the immune consequences. We also discuss the putative ability of microbial virulence factors to exploit or to dampen ferroptosis regulatory pathways to their own benefit.