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. 2022 Feb 24;13(2):182. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-04628-9

Table 1.

The measurement of ferroptosis.

Detection Methods References
Cell viability, cytotoxicity, and death CCK-8, LDH release, and TUNEL [136, 137]
Iron levels Flow cytometry or confocal via Phen Green SK probes, chromogen method, Iron/TIBC reagent [138]
ROS levels and lipid peroxidation MDA, 4HNE, flow cytometry via BODIPY and DCFH-DA, JC-1, GSH [139142]
Mitochondrial oxidative stress Mito TEMPO [143]
Biomarker proteins NRF2, NCOA4, HO-1, GPX4, FTH, COX2, PTGS2, ACSL4, NOX1, SLC7A11, metallothionein-1 [126]
Morphology TEM [144, 145]

Note: CCK-8 Cell Counting Kit, NRF2 nuclear respiratory factor 2, NCOA4 nuclear receptor coactivator 4, HO-1 heme oxygenase-1, FTH heavy peptide ferritin, TEM transmission electron microscopy, ACSL4 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4, NOX1 NADPH oxidase activator 1, SLC7A11 cysteine/glutamate antiporter solute carrier family 7 member 11.