Involvement of ferroptosis in COPD pathogenesis

Conclusion: These findings suggest that CS-induced ferroptosis of HBEC is involved in COPD pathogenesis and can be a promising therapeutic target of COPD.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yoshida, M., Minagawa, S., Araya, J., Hara, H., Saito, N., Sato, N., Tsubouchi, K., Kurita, Y., Kobayashi, K., Ito, S., Numata, T., Kaneko, Y., Nakayama, K., Kuwano, K. Tags: 3.2 Airway Cell Biology and Immunopathology Source Type: research