Iron Homeostasis and Ferroptosis: Emerging Targets for New Breast Cancer Treatments

Aiden Parente Iron is a redox active metal that is found in the 2+ and 3+ oxidation states in human tissues. Though the toxic effects of iron overload have been well characterized due to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that hemochromatosis (iron overload) can cause. More recently an iron-mediated, pre-programmed, cell death pathway … Read more