Zhihan Fang
Zhihan Fang
1
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medicine and Life Sciences, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
1,2,†,
Liyao Xie
Liyao Xie
3
The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
3,†,
Jing Wang
Jing Wang
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2,†,
Junyi Li
Junyi Li
3
The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
3,
Yirui Pan
Yirui Pan
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2,
Lei Chen
Lei Chen
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2,
Shuyi Cao
Shuyi Cao
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2,
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou
4
Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
4,
Shaobin Li
Shaobin Li
5
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
5,*,
Chao Zhang
Chao Zhang
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2,*,
Li Li
Li Li
1
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medicine and Life Sciences, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
1,*
1
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medicine and Life Sciences, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
2
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
3
The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
4
Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
5
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
✉*Correspondence: Shaobin Li, dr_lishaobin@sina.cn; Chao Zhang, super1998@smu.edu.cn; Li Li, liliml@163.com
†
These authors have contributed equally to this work
Received 2025 Aug 14; Accepted 2025 Aug 15; Collection date 2025.
Keywords: β-sitosterol, ferroptosis, oxidative stress, cellular senescence, FEV, cross-species comparison
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