Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Echinacoside as a Novel Ferroptosis Inducer in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanistic Insights from TP53/SLC7A11/GPX4 Pathway Modulation
doi: 10.3390/ijms27010411
Figure Lengend Snippet: Ferroptosis induced by ECH in HCC cells via the TP53/SLC7A11/GPX4 signaling pathway. ( A ) Kaplan-Meier univariate survival analysis of TP53 expression in HCC versus normal tissues. ( B ) The TP53, SLC7A11, and GPX4 mRNA levels in HepG2 and Huh7 cells following a 24 h treatment with various concentrations of ECH and Fer-1 (2 μmol/L). ( C ) The TP53, SLC7A11, and GPX4 protein expression levels in HepG2 cells after 24 h treatment with different concentrations of ECH and Fer-1 (2 μmol/L). ( D ) The protein expression levels of TP53, SLC7A11, and GPX4 in Huh7 cells after treatment with different concentrations of ECH and Fer-1 (2 μmol/L) for 24 h. Data are represented as mean ± SD ( n = 3); ns = no significance, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, and **** p < 0.0001 vs. control group. Abbreviations: ECH: echinacoside. HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma. TP53: tumor protein 53. Fer-1: ferrostatin-1. SLC7A11: solute carrier family 7 member 11. GPX4: glutathione peroxidase 4.
Article Snippet: The human normal hepatocytes cell line LO2, human hepatoblastoma cell line HepG2, and human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line HuH7 were obtained from Procell (Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Expressing, Control