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Ferroptosis

Chains of death

Half a century after its discovery, platelet-activating factor (PAF) is now recognized as a ferroptosis-activating phospholipid that contributes to tubule cell damage and nephron loss in acute kidney injury.

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Fig. 1: PAF and PAF-LPLs are potential death signals that activate and propagate ferroptosis.

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Zheng, J., Proneth, B. Chains of death. Nat Chem Biol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-023-01541-w

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