• Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Tianjin 300384, China;
Li Xiaorong, Email: xiaorli@163.com
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) constitutes a major retinal vascular disorder leading to blindness in adults. Current therapeutic approaches for DR exhibit certain degrees of efficacy but are constrained by a spectrum of limitations. Hence, there is a pressing need to deeply investigate the underlying pathogenesis of DR and explore novel therapeutic targets. Ferroptosis, a distinctive form of programmed cell death, has emerged as a pertinent phenomenon in recent years. Notably, ferroptosis has been implicated in the progression of DR through mechanisms involving the induction of retinal oxidative stress, provocation of anomalous retinal vascular alterations, exacerbation of retinal neural damage, and elicitation of immune dysregulation. Thus, elucidating the mechanistic role of ferroptosis in DR holds the potential to establish a robust foundational rationale. This could potentially facilitate the clinical translation of ferroptosis inhibitors as promising agents for the prevention and treatment of DR, thereby forging novel avenues in the landscape of DR management.

Citation: Ren Shaojie, Xu Manhong, Li Xiaorong. Research progress of ferroptosis involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2023, 39(10): 868-872. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20220801-00430 Copy

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