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. 2020 Nov 13;14:589042. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.589042

TABLE 2.

Promising anti-ICH drugs that target ferroptosis.

Drugs Target Impact on ferroptosis References
Deferoxamine (DFO) Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Hu et al., 2019
Deferiprone (DFP) Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes ferric iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Garringer et al., 2016
Minocycline Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Zhao et al., 2011a; Chang et al., 2017; Fouda et al., 2017; Yang et al., 2019, 2020
Nitrilotriacetic Acid (NTA) Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Kose et al., 2019
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Kose et al., 2019
Clioquinol (CQ) Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes ferrous iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Wang et al., 2016
Cycliprox Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Stockwell et al., 2017
VK-28 Iron Function as iron chelator, depletes iron and prevent iron-dependent lipid peroxidation Li et al., 2017
Ceruloplasmin Iron Function as ferroxidase, oxidizes toxic ferrous iron to less toxic ferric iron Liu et al., 2019
Ferrostatins-1 ROS Aggravates ROS generation and blocks lipid peroxidation Zilka et al., 2017
Liproxstatin-1 ROS Function as lipophilic antioxidants and blocks lipid peroxidation Zilka et al., 2017
GPX4 ROS Blocks lipid peroxidation Zhang Z. et al., 2018
Vitamin E ROS May inhibit lipoxygenases and blocks lipid peroxidation Hinman et al., 2018
Vitamin C ROS Inhibits lipid peroxidation Tang and Tang, 2019
Beta-carrotene ROS Blocks lipid peroxidation Kose et al., 2019
N-Acetylcysteine System Xc- Promotes cysteine import and cause GSH synthesis Karuppagounder et al., 2018
Dopamine GPX4 Function as neurotransmitter, blocks GPX4 degradation and blocks lipid peroxidation Tang and Tang, 2019
Selenium GPX4, selenoproteins Drives antioxidant GPX4 expression and blocks lipid peroxidation, increase abundance of selenoproteins. Alim et al., 2019
Zileuton 5-LOX Inhibits cytosolic ROS production as 5-LOX inhibitor and blocks lipid peroxidation. Liu et al., 2015
Ferroptosis Suppressor Protein 1 (FSP1) CoQ10 reduce CoQ10 to generate a lipophilic RTA that halts the propagation of lipid peroxides Bersuker et al., 2019