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1.辽宁中医药大学,沈阳 110847
2.中国中医科学院 广安门医院,北京 100053
3.西宁市中医院,西宁 810001
Received:15 June 2025,
Revised:2025-09-05,
Accepted:09 September 2025,
Online First:15 September 2025,
Published:20 May 2026
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李长林,郑广达,尚璐等.中医药调控铁死亡治疗恶性肿瘤的研究进展[J].中国实验方剂学杂志,2026,32(10):355-362.
LI Changlin,ZHENG Guangda,SHANG Lu,et al.Chinese Medicine in Regulating Ferroptosis for Treatment of Malignant Tumors: A Review[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2026,32(10):355-362.
李长林,郑广达,尚璐等.中医药调控铁死亡治疗恶性肿瘤的研究进展[J].中国实验方剂学杂志,2026,32(10):355-362. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20251745.
LI Changlin,ZHENG Guangda,SHANG Lu,et al.Chinese Medicine in Regulating Ferroptosis for Treatment of Malignant Tumors: A Review[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2026,32(10):355-362. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20251745.
恶性肿瘤是引起居民死亡的主要原因之一,临床治疗手段有限,容易出现耐药性,且治愈率普遍偏低,需要探索新的治疗方式。与现有的治疗手段相比,中医药在治疗恶性肿瘤时具有副作用小等独特优势。铁死亡是一种新的细胞死亡机制,涉及铁代谢失衡、脂质过氧化、抗氧化系统失常等多方面。研究显示,中医药通过调控与铁死亡相关三价铁离子(Fe
3+
)、二价铁离子(Fe
2+
)、谷胱甘肽(GSH)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶4(GPX4)等物质从而影响脂质过氧化及抗氧化,进而诱导铁死亡发生,在抑制肿瘤细胞生长和扩散方面发挥着关键作用,参与了恶性肿瘤的多个环节。该文以中医药、铁死亡、恶性肿瘤等关键词系统检索公共医学文献检索系统(PubMed)、中国知网所载文献,介绍铁死亡相关机制及其与恶性肿瘤之间的关联,同时总结中药单体、单味药及中药复方通过调控铁死亡防治恶性肿瘤的研究进展,旨在为中医药防治恶性肿瘤提供新的思路。
Malignant tumors are one of the major causes of death in the population. Owing to limited clinical treatments, susceptibility to drug resistance, and generally low cure rates of conventional therapies, new treatment strategies need to be explored. Compared with existing therapies, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has unique advantages, such as low side effects, in the treatment of malig
nant tumors. Ferroptosis is a recently characterized form of regulated cell death associated with iron metabolism imbalance, lipid peroxidation, antioxidant system malfunction and other aspects. Studies have shown that TCM regulates Fe
3+
, Fe
2+
, glutathione, glutathione peroxidase 4 and other substances related to ferroptosis, thereby affecting lipid peroxidation and antioxidant processes, and then inducing ferroptosis. Through these mechanisms, TCM plays a key role in inhibiting the growth and spread of tumor cells and is involved in multiple stages of malignant tumor progression. In this study, we systematically retrieved the literature indexed in PbuMed and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) with the keywords TCM, ferroptosis, and malignant tumors. We outlined the mechanisms of ferroptosis and its association with malignant tumors, and summarized the research progress on the prevention and treatment of malignant tumors through the modulation of ferroptosis by TCM monomers, single herbs, and compounds. The study aims to provide new perspectives for the prevention and treatment of malignant tumors by TCM.
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