SLC7A11 and lung carcinoma: Activation of NFE2L2 negatively regulates ferroptosis in various cells (including lung cancer cells) by upregulating various target genes, e.g. heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) [84, 85], SLC7A11 [86], GPX4 [87], and superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) [87].