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. 2019 Nov 28;19(1):579–587. doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.11159

Table I.

Ferroptosis in associated types of digestive system cancer.

A, Pancreatic cancer

Author, year Compound Target Effect (Refs.)
Eling et al, 2015 Artesunate Ferritinophagy Induces ferroptosis (14)
Hou et al, 2016 Nuclear receptor coactivator 4 Ferritinophagy Induces ferroptosis (42)
Shintoku et al, 2017 ALOX15 activator Lipid oxidation Induces ferroptosis (50)
Krainz et al, 2016 XJB-5-131, JP4-039 Mitochondrial lipid oxidation Inhibits ferroptosis (54)
Kasukabe et al, 2016 Cotylenin A, phenethyl isothiocyanate ROS accumulation Induces ferroptosis (15)
Yamaguchi et al, 2018 Piperlongumine ROS accumulation Induces ferroptosis (58)
Wang et al, 2016 Dopamine GSH depletion and Fe2+ reduction Inhibits ferroptosis (57)
Xie et al, 2016 Baicalein GSH depletion and Fe2+ reduction Inhibits ferroptosis (13)
Zhu et al, 2017 Heat shock 70 kDa protein 5 GPX4 pathway Inhibits ferroptosis (38)
Lachaier et al, 2014 Sorafenib System Xc- Induces ferroptosis (70)
Song et al, 2018 Beclin 1 System Xc- Induces ferroptosis (72)

B, Hepatocellular carcinoma

Author, year Compound Target Effect (Refs.)

Yuan et al, 2016 Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 Lipid oxidation Induces ferroptosis (30)
Bai et al, 2017 Haloperidol Lipid peroxidation and Fe2+ accumulation Induces ferroptosis (73)
Chang et al, 2018 BAY 11e7085 Nuclear factor (erythroide-derived 2)-like 2 pathway Induces ferroptosis (75)
Louandre et al, 2015 Retinoblastoma Mitochondrial lipid oxidation Inhibits ferroptosis (76)
Ou et al, 2017 Low-density lipoprotein-docosahexaenoic acid nanoparticles GSH depletion and GPX4 degradation Induces ferroptosis (77)
Yuan et al, 2016 CDGSH iron sulfur domain 1 Mitochondrial lipid oxidation Inhibits ferroptosis (74)
Jennis et al, 2016 TP53 System Xc- Inhibits ferroptosis (78)

C, Colorectal cancer

Author, year Compound Target Effect (Refs.)

Guo et al, 2018 Cisplatin GSH depletion and GPX4 degradation Induces ferroptosis (79)
Xie et al, 2017 TP53 System Xc-, lipid oxidation Inhibits ferroptosis (80)

ROS, reactive oxygen species; GSH, glutathione; GPX4, glutathione peroxidase 4; TP53, cellular tumor antigen p53; ALOX15, arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase.