Iron dysregulation and ferroptosis are associated with pulmonary fibrosis: Insight from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, systemic sclerosis, and COVID-19 patients

Affiliations

• 1 Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• 2 Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• 3 Division of Rheumatology, Shanghai Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Human Phenome Institute, school of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• 4 Division of Rheumatology, Shanghai Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China.
• 5 Department of Pathology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
• 6 MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Human Phenome Institute, school of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• 7 Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
• 8 Nutrition Discovery Innovation Center, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
• 9 Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine (Guangzhou), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Guangzhou, China.
• 10 MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Human Phenome Institute, school of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute for Six-sector Economy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• 11 Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: chenjy@wuxiph.com.
• 12 Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Human Phenome Institute, school of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: jcwang@fudan.edu.cn.