HMOX1 and tuberculosis: ROS generated from lipid peroxidation is crucial in cell ferroptosis (Conrad et al., 2018), and HO-1 is an essential cytoprotective enzyme that inhibits inflammation and oxidative stress (Araujo et al., 2012; Rockwood et al., 2017; Seiwert et al., 2020; Chinta et al., 2021; de Oliveira et al., 2022), and a target for HDT of TB (McLean and Munro, 2017; Chinta et al., 2021).