| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| DFO | Deferoxamine |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GPx4 | Glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NC | Negative control |
| Nd(NO3)3 | Neodymium nitrate |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline with Tween 20 |