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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2025; 31(41): 111174
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111174
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111174
Table 2 Enzymes involved in the process of hepatocellular carcinoma and their role in ferroptosis
| Related enzyme | Relevant impacts | Ferroptosis |
| PGAM1 | Energy stress/ROS-dependent AKT/LCN2 pathway | Inhibitory |
| NNMT | MNA/ROS axis | Inhibitory |
| FMO3 | FMO3/TMAO/STAT3/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis | Promotion |
| KDM4C | MDM2/P53/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis | Inhibitory |
| DHCR7 | TMEM147/STAT2/DHCR7/27HC axis | Inhibitory |
| USP8 | USP8/OGT/SLC7A11 signaling pathway, Wnt/β-catenin/GPX4 axis | Inhibitory |
| PRMT9 | HBx/PRMT9/HSPA8/CD44 axis | Inhibitory |
| HMOX1 | Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 axis | Promotion |
| ENO1 | ENO1-IRP1-Mfrn1 pass-through | Inhibitory |
| FASN | FASN/HIF1α/SLC7A11 pass-through | Promotion |
| APE1 | AKT/GSK3β/Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis | Inhibitory |
| GSTZ1 | Keap1/Nrf2/GPX4 pathway | Promotion |
| PSTK | TrxR/Trx/GSH/GPX4 pathway | Inhibitory |
| QSOX1 | EGFR/Nrf2/GPX4 pathway | Promotion |
| RNA helicase DDX5 | Wnt/β-catenin/GPX4 signaling pathway | Promotion |
| DUSP4 | YTHDC1/FTL/FTH1/Lipid ROS pathway | Inhibitory |
| MerTK | ERK/SP1/SLC7A11 pathway | Inhibitory |
| UCHL3 | Ub-proteasome/Wnt/β-catenin/GPX4 pathway | Inhibitory |
| AKR1C3 | Hippo/YAP/TAZ/SLC7A11 pathway | Inhibitory |
| Deubiquitinating enzyme (EIF3H) | OGT/Lipid ROS/GSH pathway | Inhibitory |
| USP24 | K48/Beclin1/FPN pathway | Promotion |
| LHPP | LHPP/P13K/AKT pathway | Promotion |
- Citation: Han JF, Jia ZY, Fan X, Zhao XY, Cheng LY, Xia YX, Ji XR, Zang WQ. Mechanisms of ferroptosis in primary hepatocellular carcinoma and progress of artificial intelligence-based predictive modeling in hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(41): 111174
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i41/111174.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111174