Review Article

Ferroptosis Is a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Infectious Diseases

Table 1

Changes in lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis-related features in the case of different factors associated with pulmonary infection.

Infectious factorROSGPX4Fe2+LPO

PAIncrease///
MTBIncreaseDecreaseIncreaseIncrease
SARS-CoV-2IncreaseDecrease//
Staphylococcus aureusIncrease//Increase
Klebsiella pneumoniaeIncrease///
Leishmania spp/Deficiency/Increase

PA: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; MTB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus Type 2; LPO: lipid peroxides; GPX4: glutathione peroxidase 4; ROS: reactive oxygen species.