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. 2023 Jul 13;14(7):426. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-05969-9

Table 1.

Main types of programmed cell death [135137].

Ferroptosis Necroptosis Apoptosis Autophagy Cuproptosis Pyroptosis
Morphology Mitochondrial volume decreased; membrane density increased with the mitochondrial crest decreased or disappeared Cellular swelling; cell membrane rupture; cell membrane forms selective ion channels Cell shrinkage; nuclear volume decrease; plasma membrane blebbing with apoptotic bodies Formation of double-membrane autophagosome and autophagic vacuoles; nuclear fragmentation with amorphous cytoplasm; swelling of Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum Mitochondrial shrinkage; mitochondrial membrane rupture Cellular swelling; cell membrane forms nonselective channels; plasma membrane blebbing with pyroptotic bodies
Key regulators GPX4, ACSL4, NCOA4, SLC7A11 RIPK1, RIPK3, MLKL Caspase-3, Fas, Bcl-2, Bax ATG5, ATG7, LC3 DLAT, FDX1, LIAS, CTR1, ATP7B Caspases, Gasdermin D, IL-1β, IL-18
Biochemical characteristics Lipid peroxide accumulation and iron overload Inflammatory responses DNA degradation High level activity of lysosomes Copper accumulation; copper-bound lipid protein aggregation; protein lipoylation Cell converts into pore-induced intracellular traps