Figure 2.
Abnormalities in iron and lipid metabolism induce ferroptosis. Insufficiently controlled intracellular or degraded iron storage and PUFA-enriched phospholipids are the premises for ferroptosis leading to cell death. System Xc− transfers cystine into the cytoplasm, which is converted to cysteine and used to produce GSH, a necessary ingredient of GPX4 for eliminating LPO. CoQ10 also decelerates LPO [64].