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Semaglutide ameliorates traumatic sepsis-induced cardiac injury by activating the March5-ACSL4 axis to suppress ferroptosis.

Sun B, Liu L, Zhang H, et al. Free radical biology & medicine. 2026.
SupportedAnimal (in vivo)Mentions: Semaglutide

Editor's note

This is preclinical mechanistic work in rats and cultured cardiomyocytes, so its reported cardioprotective effect should not be extrapolated to humans. The mechanistic case is well-controlled, with March5 knockdown reversing the benefit and pointing to a specific ferroptosis pathway. Regard it as a promising early signal that motivates further study, not clinical evidence.

Plain-language abstract

In a rat model of trauma-plus-sepsis heart injury, semaglutide reduced a form of iron-dependent cell death (ferroptosis) by acting through the March5-ACSL4 pathway. Silencing March5 abolished the protective effect, supporting the proposed mechanism.