Ferroptosis in the colon epithelial cells as a therapeutic target for ulcerative colitis.

Akihito YokoteNoriyuki ImazuJunji UmenoKeisuke KawasakiShin FujiokaYuta FuyunoYuichi MatsunoTomohiko MoriyamaKohta MiyawakiKoichi AkashiTakanari KitazonoTakehiro Torisu

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology (2023)

Suppression of ferroptosis by indigo naturalis in the intestinal epithelium could be therapeutic target for ulcerative colitis. The main active ingredient of indigo naturalis may be indirubin.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
cell death