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. 2021 Jun 23;24(1):1–12. doi: 10.1007/s12094-021-02669-8

Table 2.

Ferroptosis inhibitors

Classification Compound/drug Target/function
Inhibitor Ferrostatin-1 Prevent membrane lipid damage
SP600125 JNK
Acetylcysteine (N-Acetylcysteine) ROS; Cysteine
Deferoxamine mesylate Free iron
Necrostatin-1 (Nec-1) RIP1 kinase; IDO
Rosiglitazone (BRL 49,653) PPARγ agonist; TRPC5 and TRPM3
SB 202,190 P38 and p38β2
Curcumin (Diferuloylmethane) NF-κB and MAPKs
(−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate EGFRse;OXPHOS
U-73122

Phospholipase C;

5-lipoxygenase (5-LO)

Bardoxolone methyl Nrf2 and NF-κB
Trolox vitamin E
L-Glutathione reduced Scavenge oxygen free radicals
Pioglitazone (U 72,107) PPARγ
Deferiprone Iron chelator
Troglitazone PPARγ agonists
Baicalein Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Coenzyme Q10 Electron transport chain
Deferasirox (ICL 670) Chelating excess iron ions
α-Vitamin E (( +)-α-Tocopherol) Fat-soluble antioxidant
Zileuton 5- lipoxygenase

L-Glutamine

(L-Glutamic acid 5-amide)

Metabolic processes
Deferasirox Iron ion chelating
Vildagliptin (LAF237) DPP-IV
Nordihydroguaiaretic acid 5LOX
Idebenone Coenzyme Q10
Pioglitazone hydrochloride PPARγ agonists

Ciclopirox olamine

(Ciclopirox ethanolamine)

Antifungal agent
Rosiglitazone maleate (BRL 49653C) PPARγ;TRPM2;TRPM3 and TRPC5
Dp44mT Iron Chelator
Eugenol Antioxidant
DL-alpha-Tocopherol Antioxidant
Deferasirox Fe3 + chelate Chelator of iron ions
D-Glutamine D—type stereoisomer of a cell permeable Glutamine
Butylated hydroxytoluene Antioxidant
Docebenone (AA 861) 5-LO
Vildagliptin dihydrate (LAF237 dihydrate) DPP-IV
Pioglitazone D4 (U 72,107 D4) PPARγ
Curcumin D6 (Diferuloylmethane D6) HATS; NF-κB and MAPKs