The crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy in asthma

Abstract

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular process capable of degrading various biological molecules and organelles via the lysosomal pathway. Ferroptosis is a type of oxidative stress-dependent regulated cell death associated with the iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation. The crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy have been focused on since the dependence of ferroptosis on autophagy was discovered. Although the research and theories on the relationship between autophagy and ferroptosis remain scattered and fragmented, the crosslinks between these two forms of regulated cell death are closely related to the treatment of various diseases. Thereof, asthma as a chronic inflammatory disease has a tight connection with the occurrence of ferroptosis and autophagy since the crosslinked signal pathways may be the crucial regulators or exactly regulated by cells and secretion in the immune system. In addition, non-immune cells associated with asthma are also closely related to autophagy and ferroptosis. Further studies of cross-linking asthma inflammation with crosslinked signaling pathways may provide us with several key molecules that regulate asthma through specific regulators. The crosslinks between autophagy and ferroptosis provide us with a new perspective to interpret and understand the manifestations of asthma, potential drug discovery targets, and new therapeutic options to effectively intervene in the imbalance caused by abnormal inflammation in asthma. Herein, we introduce the main molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis, autophagy, and asthma, describe the role of crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy in asthma based on their common regulatory cells or molecules, and discuss potential drug discovery targets and therapeutic applications in the context of immunomodulatory and symptom alleviation.

1 Introduction

The scientific observation of regulated cell death (RCD) historically originated in 1842 when dying cells in toads were discovered by Karl Vogt. And when the term “apoptosis” was coined in 1972 by Andrew Wyllie, Alastair Currie1, and John Kerr, the surge in RCD research started. Since then, various types of forms of RCD have been explored in the context of the role in multiple pathological and physiological processes of different diseases, the macroscopic morphological alterations, the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways associated with activation or regulation, and the program in response to varieties of stresses, especially oxidative stress. With multiple novel forms of RCD identified, the core and specific molecular mechanisms have been discovered to insulate the particular form of RCD from others. The research on the regulation of these forms of RCD provided us with novel targets for treating a wide range of diseases. However, it has been increasingly apparent that these molecular programs are deeply interwoven. Studies probing cell death crosstalk have demonstrated multiple molecular interactions between signal transduction pathways and shown that numerous cell death programs are involved in the pathogenesis and pathophysiological process of various diseases. For example, the pyroptotic molecules can activate apoptotic substrates and vice versa, while inhibition of one type of cell death pathway by the pathogen or other signaling defects can result in another pathway of RCD compensating (1–4).

The crosslinks between ferroptosis and macroautophagy/autophagy have been focused on since the form of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis was discovered. The initiation of autophagy is mediated by the unc-51-like kinase (ULK) complex, which can be inhibited by mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) or activated by 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (the kinase can be activated by stress signals). Then, PI3P-binding molecules can be recruited after the activation of vacuolar protein sorting 34 (VPS34) to form a phagosome (an isolated pre-autophagosomal structure) (5–8). The autophagosome (AP) formation depends on LC3 lipidation that LC3 is cleaved into the soluble form LC3I acting as a precursor to LC3II, a docking point covalently attaching to the phagosome membrane for cargo receptors (Figure 1A) (9–11). These receptors play a central role in the selective recruitment of specific cargoes with ubiquitin labeling during autophagy (Figure 1A). Then, an AP can be formed when the phagosome extends and eventually closes (Figure 1A). When transported to the perinuclear region and fused with proximal lysosomes, cargoes can be degraded and nutrients can be recycled through lysosomal hydrolases, along with the formation of autolysosomes (ALs) (12–15). Ferroptosis is initiated with lipid peroxidation which is uncontrolled and lethal resulting in subsequent rupture of the plasma membrane through iron catalysis, containing enzymatic (lipoxygenases) and non-enzymatic (Fenton’s reaction) mechanisms. Iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation are two critical mediators in ferroptosis. Autophagy can modulate ferroptosis based on particular lysosomal degradation of specific organelles or proteins leading to iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation. Similarly, ferroptosis can regulate the formation of ALs to affect the process of autophagy. For example, ferroptosis induction has been proven to have a tight connection with the turnover of lipidated LC3 and the fusion of the AP with lysosomes (16, 17).

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Furthermore, the signal transduction pathways or principal signal molecules of two forms of RCD may be common or cross-linked. The research on these crosslinked pathways and molecules can provide more effective pharmacological targets for improving the prognosis of multiple patients. In addition, both ferroptosis and autophagy have been proven to have a tight connection with innate and adaptive immunity. On the one hand, the activation of immune cells can be regulated by these two forms of RCD. On the other hand, the immune and inflammatory signaling can be controlled by the pathways or proteins of ferroptosis and autophagy.

Asthma is a heterogeneous and complex disorder characterized by asthmatic inflammation in the airways. In addition to the chronic inflammation, airway remodeling, and bronchial hyper-reactivity comprise the specific pathogenesis of asthma along with the interaction of non-immune cells such as epithelial cells and airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells, and immune cells including the cells from the innate and adaptive immune systems. Immune factors and various genetic factors interplay in an array of disorders after being stimulated by different environmental factors. Asthma attacks occur over periods of many years, which creates additional therapeutic challenges. Long term structural airway alteration involves multiple cell types and leads to non-reversible obstruction of airflow causing chronic symptoms and, in rare cases, death. New targets for asthmatic therapy have been always discovered based on various areas of lung research to circumvent some of the current limitations of conventional asthma therapy that include tachyphylaxis to beta adrenergic agonists, corticosteroid insensitivity, off-target effects of corticosteroids, and improvement of effective treatments to reverse obstructive airway remodeling.

Autophagy and ferroptosis as two crucial forms of RCD have been proved to enrich the strategies of asthmatic therapy. For example, a randomized clinical trial demonstrated that Carbamazepine, an anticonvulsant drug and autophagy inducer had high efficacy in therapy of moderate or severe bronchial asthma (18). Carbamazepine has been shown to induce antimicrobial autophagy through mTOR-independent pathway, suggesting that autophagy induction by repurposed drug could provide an easily implementable potential therapy for some asthma phenotypes (19). Similarly, ferroptosis was reported to have a tight connection with type 2 high asthma. The elevated expression of ALOX15 (arachidonate 15- lipoxygenase), a key enzyme of lipid peroxidation, in the bronchial epithelium or eosinophils of BALF in both childhood and adult asthmatics is associated with allergen sensitization and airway inflammation (20, 21). Furthermore, Phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein 1 (PEBP1), the crosslinked regulatory molecule of ferroptosis and autophagy, has been discovered to affect the function and survival of asthmatic epithelial cells. PEBP1 which is also called rheostat between ferroptosis and autophagy in HAECs can interact with ALOX15 to induce ferroptosis in asthmatic HAECs by generating 15-hydroperoxyeicosaetetranoic acid (15-HpETE-PE). In addition, when the process of PEBP1 binding with LC3-I is inhibited, autophagic pro-survival pathways would be activated in asthmatic HAECs and subsequently, cell destruction would be limited (22).

However, the role of ferroptosis and autophagy in asthma is mostly preclinical evidence, a series of evaluation criteria should be developed before clinical application. As such a large player in general function of cells associated with asthma, autophagy and ferroptosis do provide multiple therapeutic targets. Determining the roles they play in different cell types is key to understanding how to specifically target them. Moreover, in order to reach the best clinical outcome, it is also crucial to consider the stage of development of the disease. Indeed, depending if asthmatic patients are in the initiation or exacerbation phases of the pathogenesis, the specific cell type to be targeted should be considered.

It can be further concluded that the therapeutic schedules to attenuate the symptoms and improve the prognosis for asthma patients can be established based on regulating the innate and adaptive immunity via modulating the progress of autophagy and ferroptosis, or discovering some crosslinked targets of ferroptosis and autophagy in various cells which are crucial in asthmatic pathogenesis. All in all, the crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy may provide us with more effective targets in various specific cell types to treat asthma.

CD11b⁺ cDCs can maturate and migrate depending on the transcription factor IRF4 with the effect of danger signals and ‘instructive’ cytokines produced by HAECs. The typical function of DCs as antigen-presenting cells is to internalize antigens and present antigen-derived peptides to T cells. When activated by the innate immune system, CD4⁺T cells can differentiate into multiple functional subsets of helper T cells such as Th2 cells, Th17 cells, Th1 cells, and Treg cells. Both Th2 cells and ILC2 cells contribute to eosinophilic inflammation by upregulating the expression of GATA-3 which can promote the production of Th2 cytokines, and increase the production of IL-5 to modulate the development of eosinophils, IL-13 leading to goblet cell metaplasia and bronchial hyperreactivity, IL-4 affecting the mature and activation of Th9 cells which can promote the IgE synthesis by B cells. Both Th1 and Th17 cells can result in neutrophilic inflammation by respectively secreting IFN-γ or TNFαand IL-17A or IL-17F Treg cells, a subset of CD4⁺ T cells, also originate from Th0 cells. The fate of follicular helper T cells (TFH) can be adopted by Th cells producing IL-21 so that IgE can be induced by B lymphocytes.

2 The role of autophagy in ferroptosis

Ferroptosis is promoted by iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation. The progress of both initiation and advancement of ferroptosis involves autophagy. The process of autophagy can be divided into non-selective autophagy and selective autophagy. Non-selective autophagy has long been thought to be the main form of bulk degradation pathway, which randomly engulfs a portion of the cytoplasm into autophagosomes and then delivers them to lysosome for degradation. Selective autophagy, however, specifically recognizes and degrades the particular cargo, either a protein complex, an organelle, or lipid droplets (23). Nonselective autophagy is primarily a starvation response, whereas cells use selective autophagy for a variety of purposes, such as remodeling to adapt to changing environmental/nutritional conditions and to eliminate damaged organelles.

2.1 The role of selective autophagy in ferroptosis

The selective autophagy processes which influence ferroptosis included two main parts in the context of regulating the level of iron and modulating lipid peroxidation.

2.1.1 The role of selective autophagy in regulating the level of iron

The level of iron can be regulated by ferritinophagy mediated by nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4) (Figure 1B) (16, 17). The role of ferritinophagy in iron accumulation promotes the development of ferroptosis. Hence, the suppression of ferritinophagy can increase iron storage and limit ferroptosis by modulating the genetic expression of LC3, autophagy-related gene (ATG)3, ATG5, ATG7, ATG13 or ELAV-like RNA-binding protein 1 (ELAVL1/HuR) (24, 25). Furthermore, the strategy of suppressing ferroptosis from the perspective of upregulating iron storage can be achieved by poly (RC)- binding proteins (PCBPs) and ferritin mitochondrial (FTMT). PCBPs acting as iron chaperones can deliver Fe2⁺ to ferritin, thereby limiting ferroptosis (26). Similarly, when the principal iron storage protein in mitochondria, FTMT, is upregulated, ferroptosis induced by erastin can be inhibited (27).

2.1.2 The role of selective autophagy in modulating lipid peroxidation

The selective autophagy plays a crucial role in modulating lipid peroxidation. Thereof, lipophagy and clockophagy have a tight relationship with free lipid accumulation. Mitophagy and chaperon-mediated autophagy (CMA) are respectively responsible for impaired oxidative phosphorylation and lipid ROS accumulation.

Lipophagy can decompose lipid droplets (LDs) which are necessary for cells to resist oxidative stress. Lipid peroxidation has been proved to be induced by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) which can be transported into their center along with the formation of LDs (Figure 1C) (28).

Hence, when lipophagy is initiated and enhanced, lipid peroxidation can be triggered due to the increased PUFAs and result in subsequent ferroptosis. Furthermore, ferroptosis promoted by lipophagy can be suppressed after the knockdown of Rab7a member RAS oncogene family (RAB7A) in vitro (29).

Compared to the direct relation between lipophagy and free lipid accumulation, the mechanism of clockophagy regulating ferroptosis presents complex. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like (ARNTL/BMAL1) as the center circadian clock protein can be degraded by clockophagy and result in negative modulation of the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1(HIF1) through transcriptionally upregulating the expression of Egl-9 family HIF2, which is responsible for upregulating expression of specific genes involved in regulating the transport and combination of fatty acids and lipids (for example, FABP3 and FABP7). When HIF1 is deficient, downregulation of these proteins produced by the aforementioned specific genes can stimulate ferroptosis by preventing the combination of lipids and fatty acids and their transportation from the plasma membrane to mitochondria, and promoting their peroxidation (30). Sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1/P62) as the autophagy receptor for clockophagy mediates ARNTL degradation and promotes ferroptosis (Figure 1F) (30).

The effect of CMA on lipid peroxidation centers on the function of degradation of the antioxidant defense systems. In addition, CMA can provide a pathway to degrade various proteins from the cytoplasm in lysosomes directly (31). All pathways begin with a combination of heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 8 (HSPA8/HSC70) and proteins with a KFERQ-like motif (Figure 1D). Then the lysosomes can degrade these specific proteins with the particular motif through the recognition of the lysosome-associated membrane protein type 2A (LAMP2A). A key enzyme of the antioxidant defense systems called glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) in ferroptosis is a protein containing KEFRQ-like motif. It has been proven to be degraded by HSP90-mediated CMA during erastin-induced ferroptosis. 2-amino-5-chloro-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (CDDO) can block the combination between HSP90 and LAMP2A. Therefore, when erastin-induced ferroptosis occurs, CDDO can suppress the progress by preventing the degradation of GPX4 mediated by CMA (32). GPX4 plays a principal role in maintaining the intracellular antioxidant environment according to reducing phospholipid hydroperoxide production (AA/AdA-PE-OOH) (which is the immediate cause of lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis) to the corresponding phospholipid alcohol (PLOH). The activity or expression of GPX4 is affected by GSH and selenium (33, 34). When GPX is synthesized, selenium can replace the sulfur of cysteine (amino acid of an emerging polypeptide chain) and involve in the generation of selenocysteine (Sec) due to the stop codon UGA “recoded” by a selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS). The anti-ferroptotic activity of GPX4 can be enhanced through a selenocysteine residue at 46 (U46) (33). In the catalytic cycle of GPX4, GSH can reduce the selenic acid (-SeOH) to the intermediate selenide disulfide (-Se-SG). Finally, the second GSH can activate GPX4, and glutathione disulfide (GS-SG) can be released (Figure 1G). The synthetic reaction of GSH originates from system xc^-, the cystine/glutamate transporter (Figure 1G). The transporter can import cystine into cells and meanwhile transport the same quantities of glutamate out of cells. System xc^- is composed of SLC3A2 and SLC7A11 (Figure 1G). Like CMA degrading GPX4, the whole antioxidant system can be the target for the modulation of ferroptosis. For example, the activity of SCL7A11 can be inhibited by AMPK-mediated BECN1 phosphorylation, hence promoting ferroptosis and meanwhile inducing the progress of autophagy (24, 35). BECN1 mRNA can be stabilized by m6A modification. Furthermore, the role of YTHDF1 has been identified as a key m6A reader protein for BECN1 mRNA stability and therefore proved to activate autophagy via recognizing the m6A binding site within BECN1 coding regions and regulate ferroptosis (36). Besides, a CD44 variant (CD44v) can promote GSH synthesis by the interaction with system xc^- and stabilize system xc^- expression (37). The synthesis reaction of GSH can be catalyzed by glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) and glutathione synthetase (GSS) when the cystine oxidized to cysteine (Cys) or by cystathionine beta-synthase through a trans-sulfuration pathway which can be negatively regulated by CARS1 (the important member from the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family) (38, 39).

Mitophagy can regulate lipid peroxidation through modulating the function of mitochondria. Most cellular ROS derives from mitochondria. ROS includes a series of byproducts of aerobic metabolism such as hydroxyl radicals (•OH), superoxide anion(O2•–), singlet oxygen (1O2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). On one hand, mitophagy can selectively degrade mitochondria to clear dysfunctional organelles and decrease levels of ROS, therefore, preventing ferroptosis from the perspective of lipid peroxidation prevention. Until now, the identified cargo receptors that take part in mitophagy included CALCOCO2, OPTN, SQSTM1,TAX1BP1 and others (40). Mitochondrial ROS is important for both autophagy and ferroptosis induction, although the molecular switches which can determine the bifurcation between these two different types of RCD remain elusive (41–43). On the other hand, mitophagy can promote ferroptotic death by a mitochondrial complex I inhibitor (BAY87-2243) or heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1). Inhibition of complex I of the mitochondrial respiratory chain can depolarize the mitochondrial membrane potential, mitophagy stimulation, ROS increase and cellular ferroptotic death (44). HMOX1 can mediate redox regulation of ferroptosis with enhanced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitophagy (Figure 1E) (45).

The role of autophagy in modulating the absorption, utilization and export of iron is still under exploration. For example, the autophagic degradation of transferrin receptor (TFRC) (which can combine with transferrin and release iron [Fe²⁺] from transferrin into the cytoplasm through solute carrier family 11 member 2 [SLC11A2]) has been proven to be impaired due to WDR45 mutation and promote ferroptosis (Figure 1G) (46).

2.2 The role of non-selective autophagy in ferroptosis

2.2.1 The role of non-selective autophagy in regulating the level of iron

Iron export as the connection between non-selective autophagy and ferroptosis provided various molecular targets. Fe²⁺ can be exported as ferritin through exosomes, or by SLC40A1 in the cell membrane. Furthermore, the overexpression of SLC40A1 has been proven to activate the autophagy flux via AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 and AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathways to meet the energy requirements of cell and decrease the ratio of AMP : ATP (47). The regulatory network of iron export affecting the progress of ferroptosis and the AMP : ATP ratio affecting the progress of autophagy has been crosslinked and the key molecule SLC40A1 may become a critical target for regulating both ferroptosis and autophagy (Figure 2A).

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2.2.2 The role of non-selective autophagy in modulating lipid peroxidation

The role of autophagy in modulating lipid peroxidation needs to be further explored from the perspective of regulating the biosynthesis of PUFAs (the substrate of the reaction catalyzed by acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member4 [ACSL4] and lysophospholipid acyltransferase-3 [LPCAT3]). AMPK regulation of ferroptosis has been proven to play a critical role in PUFAs biosynthesis and phosphorylation of acyl-CoA carboxylase with the analysis of functional and lipidomic (43). Both the progress of iron export and lipid biosynthesis have a tight connection with AMPK which is also the principal enzyme to stimulate the ULK complex. Doxorubicin (Dox) cardiotoxicity- induced ferroptosis can be alleviated by epigallocatechin-3-gallate due to the upregulation and activation of AMP-activated protein kinase α2 (48). The underlying mechanism can link the increased energy supply to the modulation of ferroptosis. PUFA-PLs catalyzed by ASCL4 and LPCAT3 can be further oxidized by multiple oxygenases, for example, CYP/CYP450, PTGS/COX (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase), and ALOXs to produce the hydroperoxides AA-PE-OOH or AdA-PE-OOH which result in the immediate cause of lipid peroxidation (Figure 1G). ALOXs are nonheme iron dioxygenases and have 6 subtypes in humans, namely ALOX12 (arachidonate 12- lipoxygenase, 12S type), ALOX12B (arachidonate 12- lipoxygenase, 12 R type), ALOX15, ALOX15B (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type B), ALOX5 (arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase)and ALOXE3 (arachidonate lipoxygenase 3) (49).

Lipid peroxidation can also be mediated in a non-enzymatic manner through the Fenton reaction in which Fe2⁺ reacts with H2O2 to generate Fe3⁺, HO·, and OH-. The membrane lipids can be oxidized by these free radical ions (Figure 1G). Both the generator of ROS through the Fenton reaction and several heme or nonheme iron-containing enzymes have a close relationship with iron accumulation. Therefore, the role of autophagy in modulating the absorption, utilization and export of iron may be recognized from the perspective of affecting the process of lipid peroxidation.

2.3 The novel and comprehensive role of autophagy in ferroptosis

The growing evidence proved that the role of autophagy in ferroptosis regulation was not limited exclusively to aforementioned mechanism. For example, the novel regulation mechanism can be based on reducing membrane tension facilitated by hippocalcin like 1 (HPCAL1). The autophagy receptor for the selective degradation of cadherin 2 (CDH2) can reduce membrane tension and favor lipid peroxidation (Fenton reaction) to increase susceptibility to ferroptosis (Figure 2H) (50). In addition, increased lipocalin 2 (LCN2) can reduce autophagy flux by regulating ATG4B activity and LC3-II lipidation and activate inflammasome-ferroptosis processes (Figure 2E) (51).

With the development of research, the increasing roles of autophagy have been reported to be comprehensive with multiple crosslinked mechanisms for regulating ferroptosis. For example, TMEM164- mediated autophagy can increase iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation by degrading ferritin, GPX4 and LDs (52). Insufficient cellular autophagy can turn off antioxidant defense mediated by nuclear factor NF-E2-related factor (Nrf2) while initiating Nrf2-induced iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation, resulting in the advancement of ferroptosis. The Keap1-Nrf2 system has been proven to involve in the phosphorylation of p62 on the cargo, which can regulate clockophagy to affect the process of ferroptosis (Figure 2D) (53). However, the relevant signaling pathways need to be further explored (54).

Meanwhile, the regulatory network of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis was enriched. For example, RNA-binding protein ZFP36/TTP can inhibit autophagy activation by destabilizing autophagy related 16 like 1 (ATG16L1) mRNA via binding to the AU-rich elements (AREs) within the 3′-untranslated region. The downregulation of ZFP36 can activate ferritinophagy and induce ferroptosis by regulating the signaling pathway of autophagy (Figure 2C) (55).

3 The role of ferroptosis in autophagy

Autophagy is a dynamic process relying on the maturation and formation of specific membrane structures including phagophores, APs, and ALs, which can be generated from the plasma membrane, Golgi complex, recycling endosomes and the ER mitochondria-ER-associated membrane (56, 57). Mechanistically, ATG proteins play an indispensable role in the regulation of autophagy concerning initiation, progression and maintenance. Genetic screens in yeast have identified over 40 ATG genes regulating the expression of ATG proteins which can interact with other factors by multiple posttranslational modifications (58). The phagophore and AP formation can be governed by the joint influence of both ATG proteins and other factors. It has been proved that synaptosome-associated protein29 (SNAP29), the homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting (HOPS) complex, vesicle-associated membrane protein 8(VAMP8), regulatory lipids, certain cytoskeleton motor proteins, syntaxin 17 (STX17) are involved in the formation of AL (59).

Although the direct evidence supporting the critical role of ferroptosis in autophagy is limited, the hypothesis that ferroptosis can regulate autophagy has been confirmed gradually based on the molecular connection between ferroptosis and autophagy. Indeed, erastin-induced ferroptosis can promote the activation of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response that is regulated by PERK-eIF2α (eukaryotic initiation factor 2α)-ATF4 (activating transcription factor 4) pathway which can inhibit TMZ-induced autophagy (Figure 2G) (60, 61). Besides, it has been reported that the process of protective autophagy can be induced by iron deprivation with antitumor drugs, which can also be reversed by ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) through iron supplementation (62).

The regulation of autophagy may have a tight connection with ferroptosis in the context of inducing different immune and inflammatory reactions, increasing lipid peroxidation or ROS products (which may impair the function of lysosome to suppress autophagy or induce the damage of mitochondria to initiate the subsequent onset of autophagy), and affecting the common signal transduction pathways.

For example, the lipid peroxidation product 4HNE as a pro-inflammatory mediator can activate the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway which is a crucial regulator in the context of monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation through autophagy (63, 64). In the promoter of the human BECN1autophagic gene (Atg6), a conserved NF-κB binding site has been found. Therefore, the NF-κB family member p65/RelA can increase autophagy coupled with upregulating levels of BECN1 mRNA and protein in different cellular systems (Figure 2B) (65). Meanwhile, the NF-κB pathway can be activated by a pattern-recognition receptor, advanced glycosylation end-product-specific receptor(AGER/RAGE), in peripheral macrophages by HMGB1 (a typical DAMP participating in multiple types of cell death released by ferroptotic cells) (66, 67). DAMPs such as HMGB1 result in chemotherapy resistance coupled with the upregulation of autophagy (68).

The common signal molecules or pathways also play a critical role in the crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy. For example, in the cytosol, p53 can block autophagy in a transcription-independent manner, whereas in the nucleus, p53 can activate autophagy in a transcription-dependent way (69). Meanwhile, nuclear p53 can accelerate the expression of glutaminase 2 (GLS2) and spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1) which can induce lipid peroxidation through ALOXs (70). Furthermore, the activity and expression of SLC7A11 can be negatively regulated by p53 resulting in ferroptosis, whereas p53 has been proved to antagonize ferroptosis by the formation of the dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DPP4)-p53 complex (71, 72). When the ability of DPP4 to form NADPH oxidase 1 (NOX1) complexes with NOX1 in the nucleus is blocked, ROS production can be reduced and ferroptosis can be inhibited (73). p53-mediated ferroptosis can be upregulated by acetylation of p53 (74). However, the induction of p53 deacetylation, due to either the activation of the deacetylase Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) or the mutation of the acetylated lysine site in p52 can promote autophagy (75).

Another critical crosslinked signaling pathway was STAT3/Nrf2/GPX4. On one hand, impairing STAT3/Nrf2/GPX4 signaling pathway can reactivate ferroptosis, which can be used to attenuate drug resistance (76). On the other hand, cytoplasmic STAT3 can suppress autophagy through binding to protein kinase B (PKB) (the inhibition of PKB/Akt can be induced by the activation of mTORC1 and result in the inhibition of autophagy), in turn, promote mitochondrial localization of STAT3 and its phosphorylation induced by IL-6 (77, 78).

Some crucial crosslinked molecules have been explored to find the connection between ferroptosis and autophagy. The mitochondrial protein, CDGSH iron sulfur domain 1 (CISD1, also called mitoNEET) can mediate the crosstalk between oxidative stress and mitochondrial iron uptake in the outer membrane of mitochondria. The expression of CISD1 has a tight connection with both autophagy and ferroptosis. The overexpression of CISD1 can effectively inhibit autophagic cell death, which can be modulated by a specific regulator miR-127-3p (79–81). In addition to regulating autophagy, overexpression of CISD1 can also limit ferroptosis by a guard against lipid peroxidation induced by ROS from mitochondria (82).

Besides, heat shock protein family B (small) member 1 (HSPB1, also called HSP27 in humans or HSP25 in mice) was confirmed to be central in regulation of autophagy and ferroptosis, which is a molecular chaperone with a function in counteracting protein misfolding and aggregation. The mutations in Hspb1/HSP25, both targeting its catalytic alpha-crystallin domain and the C-terminus, can downregulate autophagy levels (83). In detail, HSPB1 disrupts STAT3/PKR complex, facilitates PKR-dependent eIF2α phosphorylation and activates eIF2α-dependent autophagy (Figure 2F) (84).The phosphorylated HSPB1 involves in mitophagy and lipophagy (85, 86). It has also been found that phosphorylated HSPB1 induced by erastin can block cytoskeleton-mediated iron uptake and subsequent lipid peroxidation under ferroptosis (Figure 2F) (87). Previous studies have confirmed that the expression of HSBP1 can be upregulated with the loss of FANCD2 which is the central protein of the Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway (88). In addition, loss of FANCD2 is also closely related to increased gene expression for iron uptake (such as transferrin and transferrin receptor) and decreased gene expression for iron storage (such as FTH) and iron export (such as hepcidin antimicrobial peptide) in ferroptosis (89). Meanwhile, FANCD2-deficient cells have been proven to behave hypersensitive to oxidative stress and impaired autophagy leading to DNA crosses links (90).

Another principal crosslinked target called NEDD4 (neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 4) is a member of the HECT E3 ubiquitin ligases, which is closely related to the mTOR signaling pathway and promotes autophagy (91). Meanwhile, NEDD4 can also regulate oxidative damage and iron metabolism by the degradation of voltage-dependent anion channels (VDAC) (which can mediate the transport of ions and metabolites in eukaryotic cells across the outer membrane of mitochondria) and lactotransferrin (LTF) (that can specifically bind and transport iron) (92, 93).

4 The crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy in asthma

Both autophagy and ferroptosis are involved in various diseases, and crosslinks between autophagy and ferroptosis in various diseases have been emerging. Autophagy and ferroptosis can be initiated as a defense against varieties of intra- and extra-cellular stress stimuli, which can be achieved in large part through a synergistic immune response. The immune response can lead to alterations of multiple signal molecules which may induce a new round of ferroptosis or autophagy of various cells. The crosslinked intra- and extra- signal molecules or pathways affect the function of leukocytic or non-leukocytic cells and influence the progress of various diseases. The deepened cognition of the role of crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy in diseases may provide new targets for therapy, novel signal pathways associated with the pathogenesis of the disease, innovative paradigms to recognize and regulate the immune and inflammatory reactions and in general therapeutic benefits for patients.

Although the links between asthma and ferroptosis or autophagy have been confirmed, the role of crosslinks between these two forms of RCD remains unclear. In the latter section, we demonstrate recent advances in the evolving comprehension of the interface between autophagy, ferroptosis and asthma from the perspective of functional cells involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. We discuss how the crosslinked signal pathways in immune or non-immune cells affect the pathogenesis of asthma, how these two forms of RCD reciprocally induce the occurrence of each other through immune and inflammatory signals, how emerging concepts about the crosslinks between ferroptosis and autphagy reshape our understanding of immunity and asthma.

IL-13 can increase LC3II expression and then induce autophagy. Meanwhile, IL-13 can induce ferroptosis. IL-33 can activate autophagy through the inhibition of mTORC1. Autophagy can decrease the level of p62 and increase secretion of IL-18.

4.1 The crosslinks and HAECs

HAECs can promote the regeneration of tissues and protect the body from stimuli, allergens and pathogens by releasing inflammatory response mediators and cytokines such as thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)-8, CXCL1, IL-25, IL-33 and activating innate and adaptive immune systems. The various allergens and proteases can induce the expression of the epithelial cytokines and then promote Th2 immunity by activating conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) and by activating innate lymphoid type-2 (ILC2) cells and basophils that could efficiently polarize IL-4 and/or IL-13 for promoting Th2 immunity and decreasing tolerance to inhaled allergens (94–98). In ongoing asthma, HAECS continue to fuel inflammation in the airway by activating incoming monocytes to adopt an immunogenic phenotype and by generating cytokines and chemokines to activate neutrophils, eosinophils, and other cells of the innate immune system (Figure 3) (99). Epithelial cells also substantially contribute to airway remodeling by releasing repair cytokines along with the repeated cycles of injury and repair (100).

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The upregulation of IL-13 can not only increase autophagic flux (that can be prevented by Atg5 knockdown) and expression of LC3-II in order to induce autophagy and then stimulate goblet cell formation and MUC5AC secretion from HAECs (Figure 4), but also promote the occurrence of ferroptosis by upregulating the expression of ALOXs such as ALOX5 and ALOX15 (Figure 4) (101, 102). When blocking autophagy in HAECs, the generation of ROS can be inhibited through the activation of the NADPH oxidase DUOX1 (103). The suppression of ROS production can also negatively regulate the process of ferroptosis. NOD-like receptor (NLRs) signaling pathway mediated activation of HAECs interacting with eosinophils, which may trigger allergic asthma (104). Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 1 (NOD1) and NOD2 that can initiate NF-κB-dependent and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-dependent gene transcription are crucial for innate immune responses (105). NOD1 agonists have been proven to induce autophagy in HAECs and the activation of NOD1 can increase the levels of GPX4 and other iron and ferroptosis regulatory proteins in macrophages (106, 107). Cellular ferroptotic death has been proven to be more likely to trigger inflammatory signal molecules than apoptotic death by the less effective macrophages (108). TNFα as a critical pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by macrophages in the airway lumen and bronchial mucosa can promote the initiation of the HAECs autophagy (109). Autophagy in HAECs can decrease the level of p62 the autophagy receptor for clockophagy and downregulate the level of ferroptosis, which has a tight connection with increased secretion of IL-18 (Figure 4) (110). Inflammatory response mediators and cytokines released by HAECs can activate the innate and adaptive immune systems such as chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)-8, CXCL1, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), IL-33, and IL-25. Thereof, IL-33 can activate autophagy through the inhibition of mTORC1 and be inhibited by LC3B knockdown (Figure 4) (111).

Figure 4

In mature DC, ATG5 and MAP1LC3B involve in the regulation of TLR stimulation. ATG7 involves the regulation of the STING signal pathway which can promote autophagy through the lipidation of MAP1LC3. The signal pathway of TLR4 can induce NF-κB–dependent proinflammatory cytokines. When TLR4 binds to NOX4 or its isoenzymes, ferroptosis would be induced. HMGB1 can promote autophagy by releasing the basic autophagic gene Beclin 1. CMA contributed to the antigen-presenting process through overexpression of LAMP2A.

In T cells, Beclin1 has been shown to negatively modulate the generation of Th2 cytokines IL-5 and IL-13 and upregulate the production of IL-17 and IFN-γ by co-culturing CD4⁺ T cells. After being activated by TCR/CD28 co-stimulation, Treg cells can induce the expression of GPX4. CD8⁺ T cells can induce ferroptosis of surrounding macrophages and other activated immune cells to accelerate inflammation through IFN-γ which can down-regulate the expression of SLC7A11 and SLC3A2.

4.2 The crosslinks and antigen-presenting cells in the innate immune system

The interaction between epithelial cells and DCs plays an indispensable role in sensitization to allergens and the advancement of asthma. Both HAECs and lung cDCs can express pattern-recognition receptors and can be directly activated by allergens (112). CD11b⁺ cDCs can maturate and migrate depending on the transcription factor IRF4 with the effect of danger signals and ‘instructive’ cytokines produced by HAECs (Figure 3) (113). After stimulation by ILC2 cells secreting IL-13, these cells then would induce Th2 and Th17 responses in draining mediastinal lymph nodes (114). With the help of basophils, DCs can sustain Th2 responses in the lymph nodes. When the lung is exposed to allergens repeatedly, CD11c^hi DCs will actively participate in the TH2 effector phase of asthma (115). After being stimulated by allergens, effector Th2 cells could be recruited by CCL22 and CCL17 produced by macrophages and/or CD11c^hi monocytic DCs with poor migration capability (115). Poorly migratory CD11c^hi monocytic DCs have some similar features as macrophages, for example, the ability to express FcϵRI and CD64 (115).

The crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy can affect DCs in the context of functional maturation, migration, antigen presentation, and MHC-II presentation of extracellular (phagocytosed) antigens. DCs endure two opposite functional and phenotypic states of maturation. The maturation from a tolerogenic state to the activated one occurs with the help of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), the most characterized type of TLRs. ATG5 and MAP1LC3B regulate TLR stimulation to promote the maturation of DCs (Figure 5) (116). Both two autophagy proteins also involve in TLR4-mediated responses in DCs. The signal pathway of TLR4 can promote the innate immune responses by inducing NF-κB–dependent proinflammatory cytokines after activated by adaptor MYD88 or by accelerating the generation of type I IFN after activated by the adaptor TCR adaptor molecule 1 (TICAM1/TRIF). Furthermore, when TLR4 binds to NOX4 or its isoenzymes, TICAM1 would be activated and ferroptosis would be induced (117). On one hand, autophagy can regulate TLR signaling transduction by acting upstream. On the other hand, autophagy can be modulated by the activation of TLR. For example, the initiation of TLR4 has recently been proven to inhibit autophagy due to the activation of mTORC1 (118). However, the combinatorial initiation of NOD2 and TLR4 has been proven to promote autophagy, indicating that the impact of NOD2 on the regulation of autophagy is predominant over TLR4 initiation (Figure 5) (119). The maturation endows DCs with the migratory capability to activate naïve T cells and promote effector T cell responses in secondary lymphoid tissues. Migration of DCs can also be regulated through autophagy affecting the modulation of their cytoskeleton (120). ATG7 and ATG16L can regulate the recruitment and migration of CDs to promote their communication with lymphocytes and to coordinate the adaptive immune responses. ATG7 also involves IFN-α secretion by DCs. It has been confirmed that the induction of IFN-αwas facilitated by the cGAS-STING signal pathway (121–123). Hence, it can be concluded that ATG7 involves the regulation of the STING signal pathway which can promote autophagy through the lipidation of MAP1LC3 (Figure 5). Furthermore, the release of 8-OHG from ferroptotic cells can co-activate the STING1-dependent inflammatory pathway (124).

Figure 5

The typical function of DCs as antigen-presenting cells is to internalize antigens and present antigen-derived peptides to T cells. The exogenous and endogenous can be presented by DCs to CD4⁺ T and CD8⁺ T cells by MHC class II and class I, respectively. MHC-I can present the extracellular proteins by a process called cross-presentation. CMA has been proved to contribute to the antigen-presenting process by mediating the translocation of substrates across the lysosomal/late endosomal membrane during CMA through overexpression of LAMP2A (Figure 5) (125). Therefore, the process of antigen presentation involved with CMA may also result in the ferroptosis of DCs. When DCs exposed to the ferroptotic cells, the antigen processing and presentation by DCs may reduce (126). In process of MHC class II-restricted antigen presentation, the cytosol galectin 8 can directly recruit the macroautophagic machinery for lysosome degradation of the damaged endosome and the ubiquitinated endosome cargo can recruit the LC3 anchor proteins such as p62 for targeting to APs (127–129). The signal pathway of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis is also involved in extracellular antigen processing for MHC-I presentation. Some specific types of allergen can be surrounded by IFN-γ collaboration with autophagy proteins such as ATG3, ATG5, ATG7 and ATG16L1 so that the vacuolar membrane can be broken and the allergen can be exposed to the cytosol and degraded successively, possibly by autophagy (130). The exposure results in p62 association with the allergen, which can promote CD8⁺T-cell responses (131). The lower secretion of IFN-γin DCs may result from haploinsufficiency of an essential protein, Beclin-1 and result in the downregulation of MHC-I presentation and the suppression of system xc^- which can induce ferroptosis (132, 133). In addition to IFN-γ, HGMB1 also plays a crucial role in the coordination of ferroptosis and autophagy in the innate immune system. When mature DCs secrete this leaderless cytokine, T-cell and B-cell responses can be activated (134). Meanwhile, the prototypical DAMP involves the stimulation of inflammatory response in peripheral macrophages by activating AGER/RAGE (67). HMGB1 can also promote autophagy by releasing the basic autophagic gene Beclin 1 from the BCL-2 complex (Figure 5) (86).

The polarization of macrophages has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma. Typically, macrophages can be polarized into the M1 phenotype with increased cellular immunity and pro-inflammatory cytokines production by IFN-γ or LPS and M2 phenotype with increased anti-inflammatory responses to promote tissue repair and humoral immunity (135, 136). Nowadays, the bimodal subdivision has been abandoned in favor of a model of a spectrum of polarization changes in macrophages that better illustrates the great variety in macrophage responses to stimuli (137). The alteration of cellular processes such as efferocytosis, phagocytosis, and (anti-) inflammatory cytokine generation results in the pathology of asthma. The crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy provide us with novel targets and new therapeutic strategies by regulating the function and polarization of macrophages. p53 acetylation and ROS production due to iron overload can lead to M1 polarization with the upregulating expression of M1 markers including IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α and decreasing levels of M2 markers such as TGM2 (Figure 6) (138, 139). M1 polarization can also be stimulated by the suppression of the mTOR pathway which is the master controller of autophagy (140). NF-κB can be activated after M1 polarization, in fact, the activation of NF-κB is able to drive macrophages to either M1 or M2 polarization (141, 142). NF-κB p65 cytosolic ubiquitination induced by TLR2 signal can result in its degradation by p62-mediated autophagy. The repression of autophagy can rescue the activity of NF-κB and drive macrophages to M2 phenotype (143, 144). Similarly, IL-6 and CCL2 can trigger M2 phenotype by inducing autophagy in macrophages (Figure 6) (145). The chemotaxis and recruitment of macrophages can be assisted by CCL2 and CCL7 regulated by ferroptosis inducing expression of inflammation-related genes (146–148). In addition, along with the occurrence of ferroptotic cellular death, inflammation-related immunosuppression can be formed through macrophage polarization (149). Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) as the critical marker of macrophage M1/M2 polarization has been uncovered to have a potential relationship with ferroptosis and autophagy. The overexpression of miR-326 can promote autophagy along with the downregulation of iNOS expression (149). And the higher activity and enrichment of iNOS in M1 phagocytes compared to M2 phagocytes confers higher resistance to ferroptosis induced by reagents (150). An important feature of asthma is the altered colonization of microbes resulting from the defective phagocytosis of monocytes and macrophages. Hence both limiting immune activity and defective phagocytosis will promote the development of asthma due to cellular ferroptotic death or defects of LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP). Unluckily, ferroptosis of macrophages has been proven to be triggered by iron overload when scavenging aged erythrocytes (151). LAP can promote antigen presentation to T cells by MHC-II and help to clear pathogens via engulfment and phagosome acidification (152–154). Therefore, the deepened cognition of signal pathways and molecules associated with LAP such as the TLR9 pathway, TRAF3 and IRF7 may provide novel targets for asthmatic therapy.

Figure 6

IL-6 can trigger M2 phenotype by inducing autophagy in macrophages. The chemotaxis and recruitment of macrophages can be assisted by CCL2 and CCL7 regulated by ferroptosis inducing expression of inflammation-related genes. p53 acetylation can lead to M1 polarization with the upregulating expression of M1 markers including IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α and decreasing levels of M2 markers such as TGM2.

4.3 The crosslinks and the adaptive immune system

With the deepened research on asthma, the paradigm of cognition on asthma has gradually transformed from a single disease into a syndrome (101, 155). The endotypes which are defined as distinct pathophysiology due to different asthma phenotypes can differ in terms of genetic susceptibility, age of onset, clinical presentation, environmental risk factors, prognosis and response to standard and new therapies (156, 157). The underlying immunological basis of multiple asthma endotypes has a close relationship with the adaptive immune system, especially with T cells. When activated by the innate immune system, CD4⁺T cells can differentiate into multiple functional subsets of helper T cells such as Th2 cells, Th17 cells, Th1 cells, and Treg cells. Both Th2 cells and ILC2 cells contribute to eosinophilic inflammation by upregulating the expression of GATA-3 which can promote the production of Th2 cytokines, upregulate the expression of chemokine receptors such as CCR4, CCR8 and CRTH2, and increase the production of IL-5 to modulate the development of eosinophils, IL-13 leading to goblet cell metaplasia and bronchial hyperreactivity, IL-4 affecting the mature and activation of Th9 cells which can promote the IgE synthesis by B cells. Both Th1 and Th17 cells can result in neutrophilic inflammation by respectively secreting IFN-γ or TNFαand IL-17A or IL-17F Treg cells, a subset of CD4⁺ T cells, also originate from Th0 cells and can express transcription factor forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) and IL-2 receptor (CD25) to suppress allergic responses (Figure 3). The fate of follicular helper T cells (TFH) can be adopted by Th cells producing IL-21 so that IgE can be induced by B lymphocytes. DCs can sustain Th2 responses with the help of basophils in lymph nodes. The crosslinks regulation of ferroptosis and autophagy in adaptive immunity including in antigen presentation, mutation and activation of effector cells, and immune signaling regulation may provide us with new modulatory strategies and novel targets to effectively alleviate asthmatic inflammation and symptoms.

The role of ferroptosis and autophagy in antigen presentation of CD4⁺ T cells can be recognized from MHC class II presentation perspectives, DC-mediated T cell activation, and some key signaling molecule production. MHC class II antigens can derive from both extracellular and intracellular sources. Thereof, autophagy plays an essential role in delivering materials into lysosomes to promote the generation of intracellular sources for MHC class II antigens. In addition, autophagy involves the antigens’ capture after their evasion from phagosomes and delivers them into lysosomes to promote CD4⁺ T cells (158). The formation of AP-like structures has been reported to emanate from MHC class II compartments (MIICs) in DCs, which contain the markers of AP Atg16L1 and LC3 as well as the principal molecular machinery involved in antigen-processing (159). The phagocytosis of macrophages can be regulated by the iron accumulation, generation of lipid peroxidation and the release of ROS, which means that ferroptosis can modulate the MHC class II antigens production through alteration of the derivation of MHC class II antigens. The production of MHC class II can be downregulated by cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and other inhibitory molecules secreted by Treg cells. Meanwhile, Treg cells can induce CD4⁺ T cells to produce anti-inflammatory cytokines such as TGF-β and IL-10 (160). The upregulated amount of CD4⁺CD25⁺Treg cells has been reported in asthmatic patients with corticosteroid therapy (161). Therefore, if the crosslinks between autophagy and ferroptosis can effectively regulate the activity and amount of the inflammatory T cells and anti-inflammatory T cells, the prognosis of asthma may be improved drastically. Much research has been conducted to find the distinguished receptors which may be the potential targets for asthmatic therapy if the effect is poles apart after activated by common signal molecules regulating ferroptosis or/and autophagy on or in different subsets of T cells. In human naive CD4⁺ T cells, SLC7A11 has been proven to be deficient. However, when CD4⁺ T cells are activated, the ferroptosis-related protein can be drastically upregulated (162, 163). Autophagy is carried out constitutively to low levels in CD4⁺ T cells and can be induced following T-cell receptor activation (164). Multiple genetic model systems have been applied to explore the role of the specific expression product in regulating the function and amount of T cells. The levels of autophagy can be upregulated in T cells with a deletion in Atg5^−/−, Atg7^−/−, Atg3^−/− and Vps34^−/− in the lymph nodes (164–168). In autophagy-deficient T cells, ferroptosis may also be easily induced due to the increase in mitochondrial load with enhanced levels of ROS. The reducing extracellular microenvironment is necessary for CD4⁺ T cells to activate and proliferate from the perspective of the maintenance of intracellular GSH levels. The mechanisms inspire us to modulate the heterogeneity of CD4⁺T cells or even T cells by the various distribution of sensitivity on the signal molecules of autophagy and ferroptosis in order to generally recover the balance of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses.

The activation of T cells has always been the focus for researchers to explore in order to explain the pathogenesis of asthma and find novel targets for treatment. The regulation of Th2 subsets has a tight connection with the function of eosinophils, while the effect on Th1 and Th17 subsets may influence the pathogenesis of neutrophilic inflammation. The activation of Treg cells can also be modulated for anti-inflammation reactions. CD4⁺ T cells can be activated by DCs through autophagy as judged by their capability to secrete IFN-γ (119). Beclin1 has been shown to negatively modulate the generation of Th2 cytokines IL-5 and IL-13 and upregulate the production of IL-17 and IFN-γ by co-culturing CD4⁺ T cells (Figure 5) (169). IFN-γ as a critical modulator of autophagy and activation of CD4⁺ T cells also has the crosstalk with ferroptosis. CD8⁺ T cells can induce ferroptosis of surrounding macrophages and other activated immune cells to accelerate inflammation through IFN-γ which can down-regulate the expression of SLC7A11 and SLC3A2 (Figure 5) (170). Although our recognition of the potential roles of CD8⁺ T cells in asthma is still limited, the positive role of CD8⁺ T cells has been demonstrated. It has been found that rats formerly sensitized and treated with OX8 antibody (which can lead to the consumption of CD8α⁺ T cells) have enhanced multiple airway remodeling parameters such as mucus production and airway smooth muscle volume, airway inflammation and epithelial cell proliferation (171–173). After being activated by TCR/CD28 co-stimulation, Treg cells can induce the expression of GPX4 (Figure 5) (174, 175). Deletion of GPX4 in Treg cells can result in ferroptosis and the production of IL-1β which can mediate lung neutrophilia and IL-33 expression (174, 175). The activation of Treg cells also has a tight connection with autophagy. Tolerogenic DCs can induce enhanced proliferation of CD25⁺ Foxp3⁺ Treg cells. Furthermore, the tolerance to drive the DC phenotype to tolerogenic functions is induced by autophagy (176). TCRγδ⁺ T cells have been shown to be activated resulting from the improved DC numbers and costimulatory molecule expression in Atg16L1-deficient mice (177). γδ T cells are an important subset of innate-like T cells in asthma. Another subset of this group is called natural killer T (NKT) cells. Regardless of the occurrence of Th2 cells, NKT cells can involve in allergic responses in asthma. Meanwhile, they can accelerate airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in the defect of adaptive immune responses, particularly in situations with viral infections or neutrophils (178). γδ T cells have a tight connection with HAECs as an immune surveillance guarder, responding to tissue damage and endogenous stress signals. Hence, a major paradox should focus on the fact that the modulation of T cells with the crosslinks between autophagy and ferroptosis may alleviate the allergic responses for asthmatic patients, while the protection against HAECs may be destroyed further because of the impaired effect of γδ T cells. The research on the signaling pathway which can regulate T cells with inflammation causing the effect but protect the function and integrality of T cells with body protective effect needs to be further explored.

B cells in asthma mainly function as antigen-presenting cells, which are crosslinked by high affinity IgE receptor FcϵRI to enhance the activity of basophils and mast cells (Figure 3). Antigen-specific IgE in serum can promote the pathogenesis of asthma by inducing the immediate response of basophils and mast cells. B cells are activated by IL-13 and IL-14 from Th2 cells and basophils, IL-19 from Th19 cells, IL-4 and IL-13 from mast cells. Therefore, the regulation of B cells with respect to their activation or amount can be intervened from the perspective of T cells modulation which both ferroptosis and autophagy have already been shown to involve. Besides, B cells can also promote airway inflammation and induce AHR in the absence of T cells (179). Hence, the role of crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy in the direct regulation of B cells is also necessary for asthmatic therapy.

The specific deletion of Atg5 in B cells has been proved to acquire a deficient transition for these autophagy insufficient B-cell progenitors between pro- and pre-B-cell phases in the bone marrow, indicating the critical role of autophagy in B-cell development (180). In addition to the process of advancement in the center, B cells can also be severely influenced by both ferroptosis and autophagy in the periphery. B cells include two main subgroups. One of them called B1-lymphocytes (B1a and Bib lymphocytes) arising from fetal liver precursors always gather in peritoneal and pleural cavities as well as mucosal tissues. Another group called B2-lymphocytes (follicular B lymphocytes and marginal zone B (MZB) lymphocytes) derived from precursors in the bone marrow are enriched in secondary lymphoid organs. B1 lymphocytes and MZB always involve in the rapid humoral response to achieve the natural defense, while follicular B lymphocytes play an essential role in response to exogenous antigens. Compared with follicular B cells, MZB cells and B1 cells have a tighter connection with ferroptosis. The enhanced ferroptosis sensitivity and fatty acid uptake resulted from the higher expression of CD36 (the protein in charge of fatty acid transport) lead to the regulators targeting GPX4 easily inducing the activation of maintenance, progression and antibody response of B1 cells and MZB cells (Figure 7) (181). The role of autophagy has been confirmed to be a particular requirement in B1a cells homeostasis (182). Follicular B cells differentiate into plasma cells and memory B cells with high affinity and long life characterized by selection and mutation, through the germinal center (GC) reaction induced by TFH cells. On one hand, plasma cells require autophagy for sustainable immunoglobulin production (182). On the other hand, TFH cells have been reported to present vulnerable to ferroptosis and the selenium-GPX4-ferroptosis axis plays a principal role in the regulation of homeostasis of TFH cells (183).

Effector B cells can be divided into BE1 and BE2 lymphocytes from the perspective of cytokine secretion. Thereof, BE1 lymphocytes can generate IFN-γ to promote the transition between Th0 cells and Th1 cells, while BE2 lymphocytes can produce IL-4 to induce Th0 cells differentiation to Th2. Hence, the regulation of B cells by ferroptosis and autophagy may coordinate the immune system in asthma according to modulating the differentiation of T cells. IL-4 as a cytokine of crucial effector Th2 in allergic asthma can also induce autophagy in B cells dependent on JAK signaling via an mTOR-independent, PtdIns3K-dependent pathway, which can aggravate asthma through multiple mechanisms (Figure 7) (184).

Figure 7

Erastin, a ferroptosis activator, has been proven to induce lipid peroxidation to down-regulate members of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family and promote the differentiation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to B cells (185). This provides us with a direction: can the number of B cells also be regulated, and how can we use this mechanism to control and alter the sensitivity of B cells to autophagy or ferroptosis (maybe facilitating differentiation of B cells to B1 cells for enhancing ferroptosis sensitivity or inducing effector B lymphocytes into BE1 cells to decrease autophagy inducing asthma exacerbation).

In B cells, IL-4 can induce autophagy dependent on JAK signaling. The enhanced ferroptosis sensitivity resulted from the higher expression of CD36 lead to the regulators targeting GPX4 easily inducing antibody response of B1 cells and MZB cells.

In neutrophils, NETs formation has a tight connection with peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PADI4) and NOX. The PI3K–AKT–mTOR axis is a bridge connecting NET induction and autophagy.

Autophagy plays a critical role in the degranulation of mast cells.

4.4 The crosslinks and other cells

In asthma, varieties of cells directly result in abnormal symptoms and syndromes by inducing pathophysiologic and histopathologic modification. For example, both eosinophils and mast cells can enhance the permeability of blood vessels. Mast cells contribute to airway remodeling and bronchoconstriction. Eosinophils, neutrophils, basophils and mast cells play an essential role in asthmatic inflammation (Figure 3). It is necessary for relieving discomfort and improving prognosis in asthma patients to explore the role of crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy plays in these cells.

4.4.1 Eosinophils

Eosinophils play a key role in the eosinophilic inflammatory response. Eosinophils can be recruited to the lung from bone marrow by DCs secreting C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand (CCL)-17 and CCL22. Subsequently, Th2 cells and DCs can be further recruited in asthmatic inflammatory reactions.

The count of eosinophils in BALF positively related with the expression of LC3-II in lung homogenates, indicating that autophagy has a close relationship with the eosinophilic inflammation as well as the severity of asthma. Eosinophilic inflammation has also been shown to alleviate after intranasal treatment with Atg5 shRNA in the context of significantly improved AHR, decreased amount of eosinophils and IL-5 levels in BALF (autophagy can be induced in isolated blood eosinophils in response to IL-5 treatment), and improved histological inflammatory features (186). Meanwhile, eosinophilic inflammation can also be suppressed through ferroptosis-induced agents (FINs) promoting eosinophil death. Furthermore, FIN-induced cellular death can be remarkably attenuated by N-acetylcysteine and GSH (187).

4.4.2 Neutrophils

Neutrophils, as the primary “first line” interaction between primary effector cells and the immune response, gather at the injured position of HEACs from the bone marrow and release chemokines including CXCL-1 and CXCL-8. Neutrophils can also degrade elastin and type-3 collagen (principal components of extracellular matrix) through secreting elastin and proteinase 3, when activated by Th17 cells or Th1 cells. Meanwhile, they can fight against pathogens through phagocytosis, degranulation, and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). NETs formation has been proven to be upregulated in asthma and has a tight connection with peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PADI4) and NOX (Figure 7) (188, 189). Both ferroptosis and autophagy can affect the formation of NETs. Stage 3 of NET vacuolization can be influenced by autophagy due to the involvement in the externalization of cytosolic and membrane-bound proteins (190, 191). The PI3K–AKT–mTOR axis is a bridge connecting NET induction and autophagy and has a prominent effect on both (Figure 7). Oxidized lipids can promote PADI4-related NETs formation (192). Hence, both autophagy and ferroptosis may control the process of NETs formation to modulate the resistance of neutrophils to pathogens. This idea may efficiently confront the problem of asthmatic therapy, about increasing susceptibility to pathogens due to decreasing anti-inflammatory and antiviral mediators. Autophagy has also been proved to influence the degranulation of neutrophils and ROS production according to NOX and modulate neutrophil-mediated inflammation (193). Ferroptosis may involve the recruitment of neutrophils (194). Therefore, regulation of neutrophilic autophagy and ferroptotic tissue damage may be the approach to alleviate the destruction caused by neutrophilic inflammation (for example cysteinyl leukotrienes [Cys-LTS] and inflammasomes generated by neutrophils can aggravate airway narrowing and promote bronchoconstriction) in asthma.

4.4.3 Mast cells

Mast cells are granulocytic and hematopoietic leukocytes that degranulate to mediate inflammatory responses. In asthma, the activation of mast cells is stimulated by immune or non-immune cells (such as nerve cells) and various cell surface receptors including TLRs, FcϵRI receptors, hormone receptors and cytokine receptors. Autophagy plays a critical role in the degranulation of mast cells (Figure 7) (195). If these two forms of RCD can be proved to connect with the regulation of activation of mast cells, it will be reasonable to conclude that the function of mast cells in asthma can be further modulated by ferroptosis and autophagy. The target mutation of GPX4 or GPX4 conditional deletion facilitates instant neuronal death with varieties of ferroptotic characteristics (196). In this way, neuropeptide from nerve cells may be regulated to modulate the activity of mast cells.

When the mechanism of how ferroptosis and autophagy influence the stimulation or dysfunction of the basophils is better known, airway remodeling and asthmatic airway inflammation can be better controlled.

The increased expression of autophagy markers is linked to the increased accumulation of ASM mass. ferroptosis participate in the pathogenesis of airway mass in airway remodeling.

4.4.4 ASM cells

ASM is involved not only in airflow obstruction but also in airway inflammation in asthma. The role of crosslinks between autophagy and ferroptosis in abnormal function (increased contractility/decreased relaxation) of ASM cells or the regulation of the size and number may provide new targets for asthmatic therapy and create the new idea for studying the modulatory network of ASM pathogenesis in asthma. The concomitant expression and association of autophagy with airway modeling have been found. ASM mass is increased in asthma and correlates with poor lung function and increased airway responsiveness to multiple contractile agonists, pollens, allergens and so forth. The increased expression of autophagy markers linked to the increased accumulation of ASM mass confirmed that autophagy plays an indispensable role in airway remodeling (Figure 8) (197). In addition, autophagy has been shown to be a necessary mechanism for changing the phenotype of HAECs to mesenchymal cells (198, 199). In addition to autophagy, ferroptosis may also participate in the pathogenesis of airway mass in airway remodeling with the differentially regulated expression of SCL9A14 and SCL7A11 (Figure 8) (200, 201). Furthermore, key enzymes of PUFAs biosynthesis, the major enzymes correlated with lipid peroxidation and principal proteins related to iron accumulation have been reported to co-express differentially in asthmatic ASM cells (200, 201). Studies of these associated changes may guide us to identify new asthma biomarkers and targets and novel cross-linked regulatory networks to better treat exacerbations of asthma resulting from ASM-inducing airway remodeling, bronchoconstriction and inflammation.

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5 Conclusion

Both ferroptosis and autophagy are involved in various diseases. The role of these two forms of RCD in treatment has expanded drastically with novel mechanistic details about the regulation and molecular crosstalk between pathways, and the crosslinked effects with immunity and inflammation, which are all previously viewed as independent emerging as topics of particular interest. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of ferroptosis and autophagy and demonstrate the mutual regulation and influence of both of them. Reliance on the common signal pathways and molecules provides multiple potential therapeutic targets. However, the complicated mechanisms of ferroptosis and autophagy make some conclusions contradictory. For example, in macrophages, the suppression of mTOR pathway can activate NF-κB signal pathway, which can enhance the progress of autophagy. But the autophagy induced by TLR2 suppressed NF-κB activation. In DCs, IFN-γ may promote inflammation through ferroptosis, however, suppress the generation of inflammatory cytokines through autophagy. These contradictory mechanisms need to be further explored.

In general, for asthma patients, the deepened cognition of common characteristics of ferroptosis and autophagy can be beneficial based on the modulation of target cells or molecules in the direction of equilibrium. This makes it necessary to clarify the exactly crosslinked molecular events and accurate crosslinked effects with the immunity and inflammation, as well as the clarified upstream and downstream mechanisms when autophagy and ferroptosis trigger cell death or we use the crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy to implement a therapeutic schedule. Moreover, to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of asthma, researchers should explore more about the crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy in asthma-related cells and utilize this accumulated knowledge by refining the relationship between immune homeostasis, regulatory mechanisms, inflammation alleviation and symptom relief. If more specific markers of crosslinked pathways can be discovered and relevant key molecular modulators or novel regulatory approaches based on definite mediators performed by immune cells and signals can be confirmed to be effective in asthmatic therapy, the crosslinks between ferroptosis and autophagy and the role in asthma can be further understood, and the regulation of the crosslinked pathways from perspective of cells and molecules will bring the great therapeutic potential for asthma patients.

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