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. 2022 Apr 19;13:858676. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.858676

TABLE 2.

Inducers and inhibitors of ferroptosis.

Classification Reagents Targets Mechanisms References
Ferroptosis inducers Sulphasalazine System Xc Cysteine deprivation Gout et al. (2001)
Sorafenib System Xc Cysteine deprivation Louandre et al. (2013); Louandre et al. (2015)
Erastin System Xc, VDAC2/3 Cysteine deprivation Dolma et al. (2003); Yagoda et al. (2007)
RSL3 GPX4 GPX4 inactivation and GSH deletion Yang et al. (2014)
ML162 GPX4 GPX4 inactivation and GSH deletion Moosmayer et al. (2021)
FINO2 GPX4 GPX4 inactivation and lipid peroxides accumulation Gaschler et al. (2018)
FIN56 CoQ10 and GPX4 CoQ10 deletion and GPX4 inactivation Shimada et al. (2016)
BSO GHS GHS deletion Yang et al. (2014)
DPI2 GSH GHS deletion Yang et al. (2014)
Cisplatin GSH Decreased GSH levels and GPX4 inactivation Yamaguchi et al. (2013)
Statins HMG CoQ10 deletion Chen et al. (2021b)
Siramesine Ferroportin Increased cellular iron Ma et al. (2016)
lapatinib Transferrin Increased cellular iron Ma et al. (2016)
Ferroptosis inhibitors Ferrostatin-1 ROS from lipid peroxidation Inhibition of lipid peroxidation Skouta et al. (2014)
Liproxstatin-1 ROS from lipid peroxidation Inhibition of lipid peroxidation Friedmann Angeli et al. (2014)
Vitamin E ROS from lipid peroxidation Inhibition of lipid peroxidation Hinman et al. (2018)
SRS 16–86 ROS from lipid peroxidation Inhibition of lipid peroxidation Linkermann et al. (2014a)
SRS 11–92 ROS from lipid peroxidation Inhibition of lipid peroxidation Skouta et al. (2014)
TEMPO Radical-trapping antioxidant Elimination of oxygen free radicals Griesser et al. (2018)
PMC Radical-trapping antioxidant Elimination of oxygen free radicals Shah et al. (2017)
Tetrahydronapthy-ridinols Radical-trapping antioxidant Elimination of oxygen free radicals Angeli et al. (2017)
Phenothiazine Radical-trapping antioxidant Elimination of oxygen free radicals Shah et al. (2017)
Phenoxazine Radical-trapping antioxidant Elimination of oxygen free radicals Shah et al. (2017)
Diarylamine Radical-trapping antioxidant Elimination of oxygen free radicals Shah et al. (2017)
XJB-5-131 Nitroxide antioxidant Elimination of nitrogen oxides Krainz et al. (2016)
Baicalein Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Yang and Stockwell, (2016)
BW A4C Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Angeli et al. (2017)
AA-861 Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Yang and Stockwell, (2016)
CDC Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Yang and Stockwell, (2016)
PD146176 Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Yang and Stockwell, (2016)
NDGA Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Probst et al. (2017)
Zileuton Lipoxygenases Inactivation of lipoxygenase Yang and Stockwell, (2016)
Ciclopirox olamine Intracellular iron Decreased cellular iron Dixon et al. (2012)
2,2′-bipyridyl Intracellular iron Decreased cellular iron Dixon et al. (2012)
Deferoxamine mesylate Intracellular iron Decreased cellular iron Yang and Stockwell, (2008)
Deferoxamine Intracellular iron Decreased cellular iron Dixon et al. (2012)