ACSL4 and diabetic cardiomyopathy: Mechanistically, AVLE alleviated oxidative stress and inflammation, restored mitochondrial function, and inhibited ferroptosis by regulating key pathway proteins; it upregulated GPX4 and SLC7A11, while downregulating TfR1 and ACSL4.<h4>Conclusions</h4>AVLE exerts cardioprotective effects against diabetic cardiomyopathy by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, mitigating lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial damage, ultimately inhibiting ferroptosis through regulation of the Xc<sup>-</sup>/GSH/GPX4 axis.