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Cigarette Smoke-Induced Toxicity Consequences of Intracellular Iron Dysregulation and Ferroptosis Publisher Pubmed



Sepand MR1 ; Maghsoudi AS2 ; Shadboorestan A3 ; Mirnia K4 ; Aghsami M5 ; Raoufi M1, 6
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Source: Life Sciences Published:2021


Abstract

Despite numerous studies on the mechanisms of cigarette smoking toxicity over the past three decades, some aspects remain obscure. Recent developments have drawn attention to some hopeful indicators that allow us to advance our awareness of cigarette-induced cell death. Ferroptosis is considered a type of governed death of cells distinguished by the iron-dependent lipid hydroperoxide deposition to fatal concentrations. Ferroptosis has been linked with pathological settings such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, heart attack, hemorrhagic stroke, traumatic brain injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and renal dysfunction. This review tries to explain the causal role of ferroptosis cascade in cigarette smoke-mediated toxicity and cell death, highlighting associations on potential action mechanisms and proposing suggestions for its detoxifying and therapeutic interventions. © 2021