Journal: Redox Biology
Article Title: Identification of Pinostilbene as a natural STING agonist that triggers FTH1 degradation via K48-ubiquitination to induce ferroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer
doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2026.104099
Figure Lengend Snippet: Pinostilbene activates the STING/ferroptosis pathway to exert antitumor effects in vivo . Lewis lung carcinoma-bearing mice were administered Pinostilbene (10 mg/kg, i.p., every two days) or vehicle control for 24 days, during which tumor volume was measured every other day prior to euthanasia (n = 6). (A) Tumor growth curve (n = 6). (B) Excised tumors (n = 6). (C) Tumor weight (n = 6). (D) H&E staining of major organs (n = 3). Scale bars, 50 μm. (E–H) Western blot of p-STING (E, F), p -TBK1 (E, G), and p -IRF3 (E, H) in tumors (n = 3). (I–M) qPCR of IFNB1 (I), IFIT1 (J), ISG15 (K), USP18 (L), and CXCL10 (M) mRNA in tumors (n = 3). (N–Q) FTH1 expression by IHC (n = 5) and Western blot (n = 3). Scale bars, 100 μm. (R, S) 4-HNE levels by IHC (n = 5). Scale bars, 100 μm. (T, U) Ki67 IHC for proliferation (n = 5). Scale bars, 100 μm. (V–X) qPCR of IL-1β (V), IL-6 (W), and TNF-α (X) mRNA in tumors (n = 3). (Y) Representative images of immunofluorescence for CD8 + and CD4 + T cell infiltration (n = 3). Scale bars, 100 μm. All experiments were independently repeated at least three times. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. Significance was determined by Student's t -test. ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Phospho-STING (p-STING), phospho-TBK1 ( p -TBK1), phospho-IRF3 ( p -IRF3), LC3B, IRP1, and IRP2 antibodies were obtained from Cell Signaling Technology (CST, Danvers, MA, USA).
Techniques: In Vivo, Control, Staining, Western Blot, Expressing, Immunofluorescence