Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports
Article Title: Acetylshikonin induces ferroptosis via the lipid peroxidation pathway in osteosarcoma cells
doi: 10.3892/mmr.2025.13765
Figure Lengend Snippet: Acetylshikonin reduces osteosarcoma cell viability and increases membrane permeability. (A) Molecular structure of acetylshikonin. (B) CCK-8 assay results showing the viability of hFOB 1.19 cells following exposure to acetylshikonin (0.5–3 µM) for 24 h (n=4). (C) MG63, (D) HOS and (E) U2OS cell viability was assessed using the CCK-8 assay following treatment with acetylshikonin (0.05–20 µM) for 24 and 48 h (n=4). (F) Phase-contrast microscopy images depicting morphological changes in osteosarcoma cells treated with acetylshikonin (3 µM) for 24 h (n=4). (G) Fluorescence microscopy images showing nuclear staining with Hoechst 33342, membrane integrity with PI and viability with Calcein-AM in osteosarcoma cells treated with acetylshikonin (0.5–10 µM) for 24 h (n=4). Data are presented as the mean ± SD. *P<0.05 vs. untreated control. CCK-8, Cell Counting Kit-8; PI, propidium iodide.
Article Snippet: The human osteosarcoma cell lines (U2OS, HOS and MG63) and normal human osteoblasts (hFOB 1.19) were sourced from the American Type Culture Collection.
Techniques: Membrane, Permeability, CCK-8 Assay, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Staining, Control, Cell Counting