Research progress on the mechanism of ferroptosis in regulating liver fibrosis

Liver fibrosis is a common pathological process that many chronic liver diseases must undergo to develop into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver fibrosis is regulated by a variety of cytokines and signal pathways during its occurrence and development. In recent years, a large number of studies showed that ferroptosis is closely related to liver fibrosis. Compared with normal liver, the levels of irons and lipid peroxidation in the liver with fibrosis are significantly increased. Therefore, ferroptosis may be a potential target for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of liver fibrosis. This review summarizes the role of ferroptosis in liver fibrosis, thus to provide new ideas for the treatment of liver fibrosis.