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Table 2 Summary of ferroptosis and pyroptosis in autoimmune diseases

From: Evidence of pyroptosis and ferroptosis extensively involved in autoimmune diseases at the single-cell transcriptome level

Disease type

Organs/tissues

Cell subset

Feature geneset (↑↓)

Sensitivity to ferroptosis/ pyroptosis (↑↓)

Vitiligo

Skin

Epidermal melanocytes

↑ Pyroptosis geneset (such as CASP1, CASP4, CASP6, CASP8, and GSDMD)

↑ Pyroptosis

↓ Ferroptosis suppressor geneset (such as GPX4, NR4A1, FTH1, FTL, MT1G, NFE2L2, and SLC40A1)

↑ Ferroptosis

Psoriasis

Skin

Keratinocytes-S.C

↑ NR4A1, NFE2L2, MT1G

↓ Ferroptosis

↓ CASP3, GSDMA, GSDMC

↓ Pyroptosis

Keratinocytes-S.G&S.S

↓ GPX4, FTH1, NR4A1, NFE2L2, MT1G

↑ Ferroptosis

↓ CASP1, CASP4, GSDMA

↓ Pyroptosis

Keratinocytes-S.B

↑ GPX4, FTL, FTH1

↓ Ferroptosis

↑ CASP1, CASP8, GSDMA, GSDMB, GSDMD

↑ Pyroptosis

AD

Skin

Keratinocytes

↑ GSDMC, GSDMD

↑ Pyroptosis

MS

Brain

Neuron

↓ GPX4, FTH1, and MT1G

↑Ferroptosis

Oligodendrocyte

↓ GPX4, NFE2L2, SQSTM1, FTH1, and MT1G

↑Ferroptosis

Astrocyte

↓ GPX4, NFE2L2, FTH1, MT1G, and SLC40A1

↑Ferroptosis

OPCs

↓ GPX4, SQSTM1, and FTH1

↑Ferroptosis

EC/VSM

↓ GPX4, FTH1, MT1G, SQSTM1, and SLC40A1

↑Ferroptosis

SSc-ILD

Lung

Alveolar type 1&2

↑ CASP1, CASP6, CASP8, GSDMB, GSDMC, and GSDMA

↑Pyroptosis

Club/Gobelet/Basal

↑ CASP8, CASP1, GSDMB, and GSDMC

↑Pyroptosis

Smooth Muscle/Pericyte

↑ CASP1, CASP4, CASP6, CASP8, and GSDMD

↑Pyroptosis

EC

↑ GSDMB and GSDMC

↑Pyroptosis

Mast cell

↑ CASP4, CASP6, CASP8, and GSDMD

↑Pyroptosis

CD

Terminal ileum

Epithelial cells

↓ GPX4, MT1G, FTL, and FTH1

↑Ferroptosis

EAO

Testes

Spermatids

↓ Ferroptosis suppressor geneset (such as GPX4)

↑Ferroptosis

Spermatocytes

↓ Ferroptosis suppressor geneset (such as GPX4)

↑Ferroptosis

Leydig cells/immune cells

↓ Ferroptosis suppressor geneset (such as GPX4)

↑Ferroptosis

Spermatogonia/Sertoli cells

↓ Ferroptosis suppressor geneset (such as GPX4)

↑Ferroptosis