The role of iron and reactive oxygen species in cell death

SJ Dixon, BR Stockwell - Nature chemical biology, 2014 - nature.com
The transition metal iron is essential for life, yet potentially toxic iron-catalyzed reactive
oxygen species (ROS) are unavoidable in an oxygen-rich environment. Iron and ROS are …

Ischemia-triggered glutamate excitotoxicity from the perspective of glial cells

D Belov Kirdajova, J Kriska, J Tureckova… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A plethora of neurological disorders shares a final common deadly pathway known as
excitotoxicity. Among these disorders, ischemic injury is a prominent cause of death and …

Ferrostatins inhibit oxidative lipid damage and cell death in diverse disease models

R Skouta, SJ Dixon, J Wang, DE Dunn… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) inhibits ferroptosis, a form of regulated, oxidative, nonapoptotic cell
death. We found that Fer-1 inhibited cell death in cellular models of Huntington's disease …

Cognitive outcomes of children born extremely or very preterm since the 1990s and associated risk factors: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

ES Twilhaar, RM Wade, JF De Kieviet… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Despite apparent progress in perinatal care, children born extremely or very
preterm (EP/VP) remain at high risk for cognitive deficits. Insight into factors contributing to …

Ferroptosis and its role in diverse brain diseases

A Weiland, Y Wang, W Wu, X Lan, X Han, Q Li… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Ferroptosis is a recently identified, iron-regulated, non-apoptotic form of cell death. It is
characterized by cellular accumulation of lipid reactive oxygen species that ultimately leads …
E van Tilborg, CGM de Theije, M van Hal, N Wagenaar… - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Infants born prematurely are at high risk to develop white matter injury (WMI), due to
exposure to hypoxic and/or inflammatory insults. Such perinatal insults negatively impact the …

New MR imaging assessment tool to define brain abnormalities in very preterm infants at term

H Kidokoro, JJ Neil, TE Inder - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2013 - ajnr.org
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: WM injury is the dominant form of injury in preterm infants.
However, other cerebral structures, including the deep gray matter and the cerebellum, can …

Influence of infection during pregnancy on fetal development

KMA Waldorf, RM McAdams - Reproduction, 2013 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Infection by bacteria, viruses, and parasites may lead to fetal death, organ injury, or limited
sequelae depending on the pathogen. Here, we consider the role of infection during …