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河南中医药大学康复医学院/河南中医药大学第二附属医院康复科,郑州 450046
白以琳,Email:2908017793@qq.com,研究方向:心脑血管疾病的研究。
秦合伟,Email:qinhewei2012@126.com。
收稿:2026-03-04,
修回:2026-03-27,
录用:2026-05-08,
网络首发:2026-06-10,
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白以琳, 秦合伟. 基于Nrf2信号通路探讨中医药调控铁死亡治疗动脉粥样硬化的研究进展[J/OL]. 重庆医科大学学报, 2026,1-9.
Bai Yilin,Qin Hewei.Research advances in traditional Chinese medicine treatment of atherosclerosis by regulating ferroptosis based on the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 signaling pathway[J].Journal of Chongqing Medical University,
白以琳, 秦合伟. 基于Nrf2信号通路探讨中医药调控铁死亡治疗动脉粥样硬化的研究进展[J/OL]. 重庆医科大学学报, 2026,1-9. DOI:
Bai Yilin,Qin Hewei.Research advances in traditional Chinese medicine treatment of atherosclerosis by regulating ferroptosis based on the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 signaling pathway[J].Journal of Chongqing Medical University, DOI:10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb..
动脉粥样硬化(atherosclerosis,AS)是心血管疾病的病理基础,其发生发展与慢性炎症和脂质代谢紊乱密切相关。铁死亡是一种铁依赖性的新型程序性细胞死亡形式,以细胞内游离铁和脂质过氧化物过量积累为特征,推动AS进展。核因子E2相关因子2(nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2,Nrf2)是细胞抗氧化应激的核心转录因子,可通过调控铁代谢、脂质代谢及抗氧化系统有效抑制铁死亡,发挥抗AS的保护作用。中医药因其多靶点、多途径及毒副作用小等优势在治疗AS中具有显著价值,近年来,多项基础研究表明中药单体及复方可能通过靶向Nrf2信号通路调控铁死亡以防治AS。因此本文从铁死亡角度出发,聚焦其关键信号通路Nrf2,结合中医药探讨中药单体及复方对Nrf2信号通路介导的铁死亡的保护机制,以期为中医药防治AS的临床研究和药物研发提供理论依据。
Atherosclerosis(AS) is the pathological basis of cardiovascular disease,and the development and progression of AS are closely associated with chronic inflammation and lipid metabolism disorders. Ferroptosis is a novel iron-dependent form of programmed cell death characterized by excessive intracellular accumulation of free iron and lipid peroxides,and it can promote the progression of AS. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2) is a core transcription factor in cellular oxidative stress responses and can effectively inhibit ferroptosis by regulating iron metabolism,lipid metabolism,and antioxidant systems,thereby exerting a protective effect against AS. Traditional Chinese medicine has a high value in the treatment of AS due to its advantages of multiple targets,multiple pathways,and minimal side-effects,and the basic research in recent years has shown that monomers and compound prescriptions of Chinese herbs can prevent and treat AS by targeting the Nrf2 signaling pathway to regulate ferroptosis. Therefore,from the perspective of ferroptosis,this article focuses on its key Nrf2 signaling pathway and explores the protective mechanism of monomers and compound prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine against ferroptosis mediated by the Nrf2 signaling pathway,in order to provide theoretical support for clinical studies and drug development in traditional Chinese medicine prevention and treatment of AS.
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