Figure 7.
Effects of coumestrol on the expression of ferroptosis pathway genes in CRC cells. Ferrous ions increased in both COLO 205 and HCT 116 cells after coumestrol treatment (A). The RT-PCR (B-C) and Western blot (D-E) analyses revealed that there was an increase in the expression of ferroptosis pathway-related genes, namely SLC39A8, NCOA4, VDAC2, and NOX2, at both the mRNA and protein levels following treatment with coumestrol.