Rui-Qi Duan

Ferroptosis in major depressive disorder: Molecular mechanisms, cellular vulnerability, and therapeutic opportunities

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous psychiatric disorder involving oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired neuroplasticity, and metabolic dysregulation. Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death driven by phospholipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense...