Further studies confirmed that erastin induced ferroptosis by GSH down-regulation caused by depletion of intracellular cysteine, whereas p53-p21 signaling delayed ferroptosis by preserving GSH levels, and thereby had a pro-survival effect 47, 48
Further studies confirmed that erastin induced ferroptosis by GSH down-regulation caused by depletion of intracellular cysteine, whereas p53-p21 signaling delayed ferroptosis by preserving GSH levels, and thereby had a pro-survival effect 47, 48. induced by GSH depletion Glutathione (-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl glycine) is usually a tripeptide made up of a cysteine unit at its core that plays a key role in protecting against lipid peroxidation in ferroptosis by donating an electron to GPX4 41. Intracellular glutathione exists as reduced (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG), providing the main antioxidant buffer against oxidative stress 44. Studies have exhibited that glutamate-cysteine ligase, the first rate-limiting enzyme in the two-step synthesis of glutathione, could be inhibited by buthionine-(S, R)-sulfoximine (BSO), leading to cell death. DFO and a-tocopherol could reverse this effect, but not the necroptosis inhibitor…