| PAMK | polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala koidz |
| CTX | cyclophosphamide |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| GSH | glutatione |
| MDA | malonedialdehyde |
| SEM | scanning electronic microscope |
| TEM | transmission electron microscope |
| HE | hematoxylin-eosin |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| AA | arachidonic acid |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| ACSL4 | Acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4 |
| TFR1 | transferrin receptor 1 |
| FPN1 | ferroportin 1 |
| FTH1 | ferritin heavy chain 1 |
| Hmox-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| TF | transferrin |
| VDAC2/3 | voltage dependent anion channel 2/3 |
| STEAP3 | six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 3 |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor erythroid2-related factor 2 |