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FERROPTOSIS

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6797Connections
7Hypotheses
6Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
6Experiments
6Debates

Summary

FERROPTOSIS is an entity related to neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, inhibits, associated with. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER'S, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. Connected to 1915 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Biological Process Info
NameFERROPTOSIS
Key Genes/ProteinsABCA7, ABCB1, ACC, ACETYL-COA, ACHE, ACSL4
Related DiseasesAging
Related PathwaysAdaptive Immunity

Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Ferroptosis-Sensitive Neurons

cell · 599 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"] -->|"implicated in"| CANCER["CANCER"]
    FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"] -->|"causes"| CELL_DEATH["CELL_DEATH"]
    FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"] -->|"causes"| NECROSIS["NECROSIS"]
    FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"] -->|"associated"| CANCER_1["CANCER"]
    FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"] -->|"associated"| DSS_INDUCED_ULCERATIVE_COLITIS["DSS-INDUCED_ULCERATIVE_COLITIS"]
    FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"] -->|"activates"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"] -->|"regulates"| FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"]
    GPX4["GPX4"] -.->|"inhibits"| FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"]
    LIPID_PEROXIDATION["LIPID_PEROXIDATION"] -->|"causes"| FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"]
    STING1["STING1"] -->|"causes"| FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"]
    style FERROPTOSIS fill:#5d4400,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (2693)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Autophagyactivatespathway1.00
Ischemiaactivatesdisease1.00
Hepatocellular Carcinomaactivatesdisease1.00
CANCERregulatesgene1.00
INFLAMMATIONtherapeutic_targetgene1.00

Incoming (4104)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ROScausesphenotype1.00
CANCERinhibitsgene1.00
autophagyregulatespathway1.00
ROSactivatesphenotype1.00
lipid_peroxidationcausesphenotype1.00

Targeting Hypotheses (7)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
ACSL4-Driven Ferroptotic Priming in Disease-Associated Micro 0.847 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di
ACSL4-Ferroptotic Priming in Stressed Oligodendrocytes Drive 0.801 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di
LPCAT3-Mediated Lands Cycle Remodeling as the Primary Ferrop 0.779 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di
ACSL4-Driven Ferroptotic Priming in Disease-Associated Oligo 0.779 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di
ALOX15-Driven Enzymatic Ferroptosis in AD Oligodendrocytes v 0.777 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di
LPCAT3-Mediated Lands Cycle Amplification of Ferroptotic Sub 0.776 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di
LPCAT3-Mediated Lands Cycle Amplification of Ferroptotic Vul 0.770 Alzheimer's Disease Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Di

Mentioning Analyses (6)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Is ferroptosis the primary driver of motor neuron death in ALS or an epiphenomen

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-18 | 4 hypotheses Top: 0.538

Ferroptosis in ALS and motor neuron disease: GPX4, lipid peroxidation, and iron

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-16 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.680

What determines the GPX4/ACSL4 balance that switches microglia from protective t

immunology | 2026-04-15 | 0 hypotheses

Why do clinical manifestations overlap despite distinct underlying etiologies in

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-08 | 0 hypotheses

Gene expression changes in aging mouse brain predicting neurodegenerative vulner

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 45 hypotheses Top: 0.990

Experiments (6)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
SAHA@LIPO-ANG2 therapeutic efficacy in 5xFAD mice validation Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 5xFAD transgenic mice proposed N/A
Transcriptomic profiling and differential expression analysis exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 1-month-old APP/PS1 mice cereb proposed N/A
SIRPα modulation in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease validation Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 mouse models of Alzheimer's di proposed N/A
Microglial SIRPα expression in human Alzheimer's disease tissue exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.800 0.00 human brain tissue proposed N/A
Bioinformatics analysis and hub gene identification exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.800 0.00 computational analysis of tran proposed N/A
bEV isolation and LPS quantification from human samples clinical Alzheimer's disease 0.800 0.00 human patients proposed N/A

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Transcriptomic cytoarchitecture reveals principles of human neocortex organizati [PMID:37824655] Jorstad NL, Close J, Johansen N, Yanny A Science 2023 186
FAK/SRC-JNK axis promotes ferroptosis via upregulating ACSL4 expression. [PMID:41862445] Qin J, Ma S, Wang J, Huang S, Luan J, He Cell death & disease 2026 0
Quercetin attenuates ox-LDL-induced endothelial injury by regulating ferroptosis [PMID:41902795] Gao C, Liu B, Zhang R, Tian J, Xin H Toxicology mechanisms and meth 2026 0
NEDD8 promotes the ferritinophagy and ferroptosis of neurons in ischemic stroke [PMID:41662890] Rao W, Huang Y, Li J, Chen Q, Sun J et a J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2026 0
Inhibition of Ferroptosis in Prostatitis Model by Low Intensity Extracorporeal S [PMID:41714892] Lin D, Li K, Kuang W, Chen Z, Zhang M World J Mens Health 2026 0
Deciphering sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma via ferroptotic mec [PMID:41763496] Che L, Zhu L, Zhou L, Zhou Y Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cance 2026 0
B4GALT1 deficiency attenuates steatohepatitis by regulating the PPARγ/ACSL4 axis [PMID:41860570] Chien Y, Xia R, Zhou D, Ai Y, Wu L et al Hepatol Commun 2026 0
Unraveling the impact of risk factors on the ferroptosis-Alzheimer's disease lin [PMID:41498558] Singh P, Rath SL Journal of Alzheimer's disease 2026 0
Resveratrol Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Targeting NCOA4-Media [PMID:41873334] Song C, Wu X, Chen C, Shen B, He Y, Liu Drug design, development and t 2026 0
Pan-PPAR agonist bezafibrate alleviates psoriasis by suppressing LCN2-dependent [PMID:41662914] ["Xin R", "Zhang J", "Zhang Y", "Dai M", Free radical biology & medicin 2026 0
Acteoside alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by activating the Nrf2 pat [PMID:41895086] Wang Y, Zhang W, Zhang M, Zhu Y, Wang W, Tissue & cell 2026 0
Ferroptosis and microglial polarization in retinal vein occlusion: pathological [PMID:41924362] Xu J, Sun M, Wang C, Ju P, Guan XD, Xie International journal of ophth 2026 0
Melatonin Alleviates Erastin-Induced Cell Death by Inhibiting Ferroptosis and Am [PMID:40442550] Wongjaikam S, Siengdee P, Somnus A, Govi Neurotoxicity research 2025 0
Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4-A novel prognostic marker in cuta [PMID:41918944] Paria S, Lapides R, Saravi B, Rajagopal Frontiers in medicine 2025 0
Microglial exosome TREM2 ameliorates ferroptosis and neuroinflammation in alzhei [PMID:40640358] Zhu L, Zhou T, Wu L, Zhu X, Chen L, Zhan Scientific reports 2025 0
Microbiota-derived lysophosphatidylcholine alleviates Alzheimer's disease pathol [PMID:39510074] ["Zha Xu", "Liu Xicheng", "Wei Mengping" Cell metabolism 2025 0
Upregulation of MAM by C99 disrupts ACSL4 activity and phospholipid homeostasis [PMID:41394684] Montesinos J, Yun TD, Salomón-Cruz ID, A bioRxiv : the preprint server 2025 0
Danggui Shaoyao San ameliorates Alzheimer's disease by regulating lipid metaboli [PMID:40271063] Gong K, Zhou S, Xiao L, Xu M, Zhou Y, Lu Frontiers in pharmacology 2025 0
Single-cell spatial transcriptomics reveals distinct patterns of dysregulation i [PMID:39103533] Johnston KG, Berackey BT, Tran KM, Gelbe Molecular psychiatry 2025 0
Deferiprone in Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. [PMID:39495531] Ayton S, Barton D, Brew B, Brodtmann A, JAMA neurology 2025 0

Debates (6)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The debate highlighted compelling correlative evidence for ferroptosis markers i

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-18

Ferroptosis in ALS and motor neuron disease: GPX4, lipid peroxidation, and iron

closed · Rounds: 5 · Score: 0.59 · 2026-04-16

While ACSL4-driven ferroptosis was strongly supported, the molecular triggers th

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.80 · 2026-04-16

The abstract notes that clinical presentations overlap across different myelopat

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.86 · 2026-04-09

What gene expression changes in the aging mouse brain predict neurodegenerative

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-03

What cell types are most vulnerable in Alzheimers Disease based on SEA-AD transc

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.90 · 2026-04-03