Table 2 Mechanisms and signaling pathways of targeted drugs treating GBM through ferroptosis.

From: Ioning out glioblastoma: ferroptosis mechanisms and therapeutic frontiers

Drug

Target

Pathway

Effect

Ref.

DHA

-GPX4

-PERK/ATF4/HSPA5 pathway

-GPX4↑

-ATF4↑

[115]

RSL3

-GPX4

-NF-κB pathway

-GPX4↓

-ATF4↓

-ROS↑

[74]

Dihydrotanshinone I

-GPX4

-ACSL4

-GPX4 and ACSL4 pathway

-GSH/GSSG↓

- GPX4↓

-ACSL4↑

[81]

Capsaicin

-ACSL4

-GPX4

-GPX4 and ACSL4 pathway

-GPX4↓

-ACSL4↑

-GSH↓

[82]

Boric acid (BA)

-ACSL4

-GPX4

-ACSL4/GPx4SEMA3F/NP2 pathways

-GPX4↓

-ACSL4↑

[83]

Roxadustat (RXD)

-HIF-α

-lipid peroxidation pathway

-GPX4↓

-4-HNE↑

[116]

FSEN1

-FSP1

-GSH-GPX4 axis

-GPX4↓

[78]