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We demonstrated that ASIV significantly ameliorated kidney injury, improved renal dysfunction, reduced oxidative stress, alleviated iron accumulation, and inhibited the induction of ferroptosis by ADR. ASIV also rescued the intracellular levels of nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and promoted nuclear translocation of Nrf2. These protective effects of ASIV on renal injury might be attained through the ASIV-induced activation of the Pi3K\/Akt signaling pathway. <jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic>, the treatment of the HK-2 cells with fer-1 or deferoxamine mesylate obviously improved cell viability during Adriamycin administration. On the other hand, the protective role of ASIV can be abrogated by RSL3 to some extent. Moreover, ASIV lowered the expression of transferrin receptor 1 and divalent metal transporter 1 while enhancing the expression of ferropotin 1 and glutathione peroxidase 4 in ADR administrated cells, the effects of which were akin to those of deferoxamine mesylate. Furthermore, ASIV increased the phosphorylation of Pi3K, Akt, and the expression of Nrf2 and glutathione peroxidase 4 compared to HK-2 cells stimulated by ADR. However, Pi3K inhibitor LY294002 abrogated these activations. 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