Bai-Lin Wu

Diquat exposure disrupts ferroportin-dependent iron homeostasis and drives ferroptosis-associated white matter injury.

Diquat (DQ) is one of the most widely used bipyridyl herbicides and has been identified as a potential neurotoxin; however, its primary central nervous system (CNS) targets and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In cases of acute human DQ poisoning, subcortical white matter lesions have been reported to emerge a...