ILF3 and gastric cancer: Next, simvastatin stimulation or knockdown of ILF3 in GC cells was paired with various inhibitors, including ferrostatin-1 (Ferr-1; a ferroptosis inhibitor), Z-VAD-FMK (Z-VAD; an apoptosis inhibitor), and necrostatin-1s (Nec-1s; a necrosis inhibitor).