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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Ferroptosis in osteoarthritis: metabolic reprogramming, immunometabolic crosstalk, and targeted intervention strategies.

Shenglin Xia, Li Li, Zhexiong Shi, Nianyi Sun, Yu He

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shenglin Xia *Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Li Li *Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhexiong Shi *Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Nianyi SunDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yu HeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease characterized by progressive cartilage loss, bone remodeling, and chronic joint inflammation, yet its underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Disrupted iron metabolism, particularly iron accumulation in joint tissues, contributes to oxidative damage and inflammation, suggesting a potential link to disease progression. This review focuses on ferroptosis, a regulated form of cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, as a key pathological mechanism in osteoarthritis. We summarize current evidence showing how impaired iron homeostasis, weakened antioxidant defenses, and metabolic alterations make chondrocytes and other joint cells vulnerable to ferroptotic injury. We further describe how inflammatory and metabolic signals interact to amplify ferroptosis, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of tissue damage. Finally, we explore emerging strategies to target ferroptosis, including iron chelation, antioxidant therapy, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, and gene or cell-based interventions. By integrating these findings, this review offers new insights into the role of ferroptosis in joint degeneration and highlights its potential as a therapeutic target in osteoarthritis.

Indexed as

FerroptosisIron, DietaryOsteoarthritisAnimalsCartilageHumansLipid PeroxidationPhospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione PeroxidaseS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4Synovial MembraneIron, DietaryPhospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione PeroxidaseS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4ferroptosisimmunometabolic crosstalkinflammatory microenvironmentiron homeostasislipid peroxidationmetabolic reprogrammingosteoarthritis

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PMID40547014
PMCPMC12178902

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