Knocked down ARF6 only initiated lipid peroxidation when erastin was present. (A) MDA levels were determined in AR6-silenced BGC-823 cells both treated and not treated with erastin (2 µM). (B) MDA levels were determined in AR6-silenced MGC80-3 cells both treated and not treated with erastin. (C) Confocal imaging (×40) revealed nuclear (blue) and oxidized (green) lipids in the ARF6-silenced BGC-823 and MGC80-3 cells both treated and not treated with erastin (2 µM) and stained with DAPI. *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01. ARF6, ADP ribosylation factor 6; MDA, malondialdehyde; DAPI, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole.