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Ferroptosis, a new type of cell death, is mainly characterized by intracellular iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation. The complex regulatory network of iron metabolism, lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, p53-related signaling, and Nrf2-related signaling factors is involved in the entire process of ferroptosis. It has been reported that ferroptosis is involved in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases, cancer, and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Recent studies found that ferroptosis is closely related to the pathogenesis of COPD, which, to some extent, indicates that ferroptosis is a potential therapeutic target for COPD. This article mainly discusses the related mechanisms of ferroptosis, including metabolic regulation and signaling pathway regulation, with special attention to its role in the pathogenesis of COPD, aiming to provide safe and effective therapeutic targets for chronic airway inflammatory diseases.
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In this study, functional lactic acid bacteria (LAB) specific for vegetable fermentation were screened from Chinese sauerkraut brine by designing purpose media. The selected LAB strains showed excellent tolerance to high concentrations of bile salt and acids. They can also survive passage through the simulated gastric fluid and may be able to reach to the intestine. Through the performance measurements of vegetable fermentation, one of these strains, NCU116 was found to have the best fermentation ability, and further subjected to a series of analyses including identification of physiological and biochemical characteristics, 16S rDNA and pheS sequencing. Taken together, the strain NCU116 was identified as Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum. These results laid a good foundation for the fermentation research in the future.