Ferroptosis, characterized by lipid peroxidation-mediated cell demise, is governed by a nuanced interplay of lipid species influencing its vulnerability. Two recent publications in Nature discovered 7-dehydrocholesterol, a cholesterol precursor, as a radical-trapping antioxidant that can suppress ferroptosis, thereby presenting a novel metabolic target to improve ferroptosis-related cancer therapy.
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