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中药通过调控铁死亡对脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

 

Authors Luo S , Zhu J, Yang L, Liu J, Deng Y

Received 27 August 2025

Accepted for publication 31 December 2025

Published 31 January 2026 Volume 2026:20 563534

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S563534

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 5

Editor who approved publication: Dr Solomon Tadesse Zeleke

Shengping Luo,1,2 Jiayu Zhu,3 Le Yang,1,2 Jing Liu,1,2 Yihui Deng4 

1School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Clinical College of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Yihui Deng, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China, Email dengyihui@hnucm.edu.cn

Abstract: Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide. The current standard-of-care therapies—intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy—restore cerebral blood flow but may paradoxically evoke cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury. Recent studies have revealed that ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death dependent on iron, plays a pivotal role in cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Traditional Chinese herbal formulas and their bioactive components can modulate ferroptosis, thereby mitigating brain damage induced by ischemia-reperfusion. This article reviews the molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and its pathophysiological roles in cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion. It focuses particularly on the key mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of Chinese herbal medicines in targeting ferroptosis. The aim is to provide a theoretical basis for developing novel therapeutics.

Keywords: ferroptosis, Chinese herbal medicine, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, protective effect