Table 4 Drugs with a primary mechanism targeting iron metabolism.

From: Role of ferroptosis in radiation-induced soft tissue injury

Organ

Intervention

Model organism

Primary mechanism

Reference

Intestine

3-methyladenine (3-MA)

Human (HIEC-6 cells)

Inhibits ferritinophagy

Zhou [44]

Intestine

Deferoxamine (DFO)

Human (HIEC-6 cells); Mouse

Iron chelation/GPX4, GSH upregulation

Zhou [44]

Ovary

Deferoxamine (DFO)

Human (KGN cells)

Iron chelation/GPX4, GSH upregulation

Zhao [53]