NFE2L2 and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Mounting evidence has demonstrated that ferroptosis is implicated in various pathophysiological processes and involved in various of human diseases, including ALI [25], acute myocardial infarction [26], tumorigenesis [27], acute kidney injury [28], etc. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2, or Nrf2), a key modulator for combating cellular oxidative stress, is well reported to play a critical role in regulating ferroptosis [29].