Table 1.

Mechanism of action of Re complexes and cancer cell lines they act on.

Compound	Cell Line	Mechanism of Action	Ref.
Re-1a	HPAF-II, ASPC1, CFPAC	Inhibit Growth	[81]
Re-2a	A2780, A2780CP70	Inhibit Growth	[82]
Re-3a	A2780, A2780CP70	Cell Necrosis	[83]
Re-4a	A549	Cell Necrosis	[84]
Re-4b	A549	Cell Necrosis	[84]
Re-5a	A431, DLD-1, A2780	Cell Apoptosis	[85]
Re-6a	HeLa	Cell Apoptosis and Ferroptosis	[86]
Re-7a	Guerink (T-8)	Cell Apoptosis	[87]
Re-8a	A549, HCT-15, HeLa, K562	Cell Apoptosis	[88]
Re-9a	A2780	Cell Apoptosis	[89]
Re-10a	A549	Photodynamic Therapy	[90]
Re-10b	A549	Photodynamic Therapy	[90]
Re-11a	HeLa	Photodynamic Therapy	[91]
Re-12a	HeLa, H460M2, HBL-100	Photodynamic Therapy	[92]
Re-13a	HeLa	Photodynamic Therapy	[93]
Re-13b	HeLa	Photodynamic Therapy	[93]
Re-14a	A2780, A2780cis	Photodynamic Therapy	[94]
Re-15a	HeLa, A2780, A2780CP70	Photodynamic Therapy	[95]
Re-16a	PC-3, MDA-MB-231, CCl-227	Insert DNA	[96]
Re-17a	PC-3	Insert DNA	[97]
Re-18a	/	Base Bind	[98]
Re-19a	/	Base Bind	[99]
Re-20a	/	DNA Groove Bind	[100]
Re-21a	T98G, PC3, MCF-7	DNA Groove Bind	[101]
Re-22a	A2780/AD	DNA Groove Bind	[102]
Re-23a	BeWo	DNA Groove Bind	[103]
Re-24a	NCI-1229	Cell Apoptosis	[104]
Re-25a	HepG2, HeLa, MCF-7, A549	Cell Apoptosis	[105]
Re-26a	MCF-7	Cell Apoptosis	[106]
Re-27a	HeLa, A549, MCF-7	Cell Apoptosis	[107]
Re-27b	HeLa, A549, MCF-7	Cell Apoptosis	[107]
Re-28a	A549	Cell Apoptosis	[108]
Re-29a	HeLa	Cell Apoptosis	[109]
Re-30a	NALM-6, BJAB, MelHO	Cell Apoptosis	[110]
Re-31a	HeLa, A549, HepG2	Cell Apoptosis	[111]
Re-31b	HeLa, A549, HepG2	Cell Paraptosis	[111]
Re-32a	4T1	Sonodynamic–Gas Therapy	[112]
Re-33a	MDA-MB-231	Photodynamic and Immunotherapy	[113]
Re-34a	HeLa	Cell Apoptosis	[114]