Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Feb 2023)

The role of ROS-induced pyroptosis in CVD

  • Kaijiang Tian,
  • Kaijiang Tian,
  • Yu Yang,
  • Kun Zhou,
  • Nianhua Deng,
  • Zhen Tian,
  • Zefan Wu,
  • Xiyan Liu,
  • Fan Zhang,
  • Zhisheng Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1116509
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in the world and seriously threatens human health. Pyroptosis is a new type of cell death discovered in recent years. Several studies have revealed that ROS-induced pyroptosis plays a key role in CVD. However, the signaling pathway ROS-induced pyroptosis has yet to be fully understood. This article reviews the specific mechanism of ROS-mediated pyroptosis in vascular endothelial cells, macrophages, and cardiomyocytes. Current evidence shows that ROS-mediated pyroptosis is a new target for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis (AS), myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI), and heart failure (HF).

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