NACFC 2023: Blocking ferroptosis may treat bacterial infections
Blocking iron-dependent cell death, a process called ferroptosis, may treat antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). “Blocking ferroptosis might be a really promising and unique new way to treat [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] infections,” said Peter A. Jorth, PhD, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California,…