However, the expression of CASP3, CASP6, CASP8, CASP9, GPX4, GSDMA, GSDMC, GSDMD, GSDME, NLRP1, NOD1, PLCG1, PYCARD and TIRAP was markedly elevated in HCC tissues compared with normal tissues (Supplementary Figure 2A, 2B). This evidence concerns the gene CASP8 and hepatocellular carcinoma.