Frontiers in Physiology (Dec 2021)

Prospects for the Role of Ferroptosis in Fluorosis

  • Yi Zhang,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Jialong Wu,
  • Jialong Wu,
  • Jialong Wu,
  • Jialong Wu,
  • Jialong Wu,
  • Lai Jiang,
  • Lai Jiang,
  • Lai Jiang,
  • Lai Jiang,
  • Lai Jiang,
  • Chenkang Lu,
  • Chenkang Lu,
  • Chenkang Lu,
  • Chenkang Lu,
  • Chenkang Lu,
  • Zhengwei Huang,
  • Zhengwei Huang,
  • Zhengwei Huang,
  • Zhengwei Huang,
  • Zhengwei Huang,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Bin Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.773055
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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As a strong oxidant, fluorine can induce oxidative stress resulting in cellular damage. Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent type of cell death caused by unrestricted lipid peroxidation (LPO) and subsequent plasma membrane rupture. This article indicated a relationship between fluorosis and ferroptosis. Evidence of the depletion of glutathione (GSH) and increased oxidized GSH can be found in a variety of organisms in high fluorine environments. Studies have shown that high fluoride levels can reduce the antioxidant capacity of antioxidant enzymes, while increasing the contents of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), resulting in oxidative stress and fluoride-induced oxidative stress, which are related to iron metabolism disorders. Excessive fluorine causes insufficient GSH, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) inhibition, and oxidative stress, resulting in ferroptosis, which may play an important role in the occurrence and development of fluorosis.

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