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. 2023 Aug 17;14:1242955. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1242955

TABLE 3.

Natural products regulate glycolysis via glycolytic enzymes in liver cancer.

Name Origin Target glycolytic enzymes Regulatory mechanism Dose Cell line/Experiment References
Quercetin Vegetables and fruits HK2 downregulate 12.5,25,50 μM and 50 mg/kg SMMG-7721, BEL-7402 cells and BALB/c nude mice Wu et al. (2019a)
Baicalein Scutellaria baicalensis HK2 downregulate 5,10 and 20 μM SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells (郭舜 et al., 2021)
Rhein rhubarb HK2 downregulate 5,10,20,40,60,80 μM SMMC-7721 and SMMC-7721/DOX cells Wu et al. (2019b)
Proanthocyanidin B2 Vegetables and fruits PKM2 downregulate 10,20,40,60,80,100,120 and 140 μM HCC-LM3, SMMC-7721, Bel-7402, Huh-7 and HepG2 cells Feng et al. (2019)
Oviductus ranae protein hydrolysate Rana temporaria chensinensis David PKM2 downregulate 400 ug/mL for HepG2 cells and 450 ug/mL for Hep3B cells Hep3B, HepG2 cells and clinical samples Xu et al. (2018)
Astragalin Botanical drugs, vegetables and fruits HK2 downregulate 11,33 μM and 10,20 mg/kg HepG2, Huh-7, HL-7702, H22 cells and Kunming mice, athymic nude mice Li et al. (2017c)
Chrysin Botanical drugs HK2 downregulate 15,30,60 μM and 30 mg/kg HepG2, Hep3B, Huh-7, HCC-LM3, Bel-7402, SMMC-7721 and nu/nu athymic nude mice Xu et al. (2017)
Shikonin Lithospermum erythrorhizon PKM2 downregulate 1,2,3 μM and 5 mg/kg HCC-LM3, SMMC-7721, Huh-7, HepG2 cells and BALB/c nude mice Liu et al. (2020)
Icaritin Epimedium GLUT1 downregulate 2.5,5 and 10 μM HepG2, HCC-LM3 cells and nude mice Zheng et al. (2021)
Chlorogenic acid Plants GLUT4 downregulate 25,50 and 100 μg/mL HepG2 cells Chen et al. (2019)
Oleuropein Olives GPI downregulate 1,10,25,100,250 μM and 200 mg/kg HepG2, HuH-7 cells and Balb/c mouse Hong et al. (2023)
Erianin Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl PC downregulate 10,20,30,40,50,100,200 and 400 nM HepG2, MHCC97, SK-Hep-1 and HCC-LM3 cells Sheng et al. (2022)
Zerumbone Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith Glucose-6-phosphate downregulate 50,100,150,200 µM and 20 mg/kg HepG2, Hep3B, Sk-Hep-1, SNU-182, SNU-449, HCC-LM3 cells and NSG mice Wani et al. (2018)
α-tomatine Tomato LDHA, MCT4 downregulate 0.5,1,15,2 and 2.5 µM HuH-7 cells (何志龙 et al., 2022)
Neochamaejasmin A Stellera chamaejasme PK, LDH downregulate 10,20,40,80 μg/mL HepG2 cells (丁杨芳 et al., 2019)
Genistein Soybeans HK2, GLUT1 downregulate 20,40,60,80,100,140 µM and 20,40,80 mg/kg HCC-LM3, SMMC-7721, Hep3B, Bel-7402, Huh-7 cells and athymic BALB/c nu/nu mice Li et al. (2017b)
Dauricine Menispermum dauricum DC. HK2, PKM2 downregulate 2 μg/mL and 10 mg/kg HepG2, Huh-7, Hep3B and athymic nude mice Li et al. (2018)
Deoxyelephantopin Elephantopus scaber L HK2, PFK1, PKM2 downregulate 0.625,1.25,2.5,5,10,20,40 and 80 µM HepG2 cells (吴红雁 et al., 2023)
Physcion Rheum officinale Baill HK2, PFKFB3, PKM2 downregulate 1.25,2.5,5,10,20 and 40 µM HepG2 cells (陶正娣 et al., 2022)
Triptolide Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f HK2, PKM2, LDHA downregulate 10,40,60 and 100 nM SMMC-7721 cells (李恬 et al., 2020)
Morusin Morus alba HK2, PKM2, LDH downregulate 2.5,5,10,20 and 40 μM Huh7 and Hep3B cells Cho et al. (2021)
Apigenin Vegetables and fruits HK2, LDHA, PDHK1 downregulate 20,40,80 μM and 400 mg/kg HepG2 cells and athymic nude mice (张睿 et al., 2020)
Curcumin Curcuma longa L LDHA, MCT1 downregulate 1,2,5,10 μM HepG2 and HuT78 cells Soni et al. (2020)
Licorice roots extract Glycyrrhiza glabra L HK2, PKM2, LDHA downregulate 1.562–200 mg/mL HepG2 cells Abdel-Wahab et al. (2021)
Scopolin Smilax china L GPI, GPD2, PGK2 downregulate 25,50,100,200 μM and 20,50,100 mg/kg HepG2 cells and BALB/c mice Wang et al. (2022a)
Extract of Nigella sativa Nigella sativa HK, GAPDH downregulate 1 g/kg Wister Albino rats Abdel-Hamid et al. (2013)
Rhizoma Paridis Saponins Rhizoma Paridis HK2, PKM2, LDHA, GLUT1 downregulate 100 mg/kg Kunming mice Qiu et al. (2016)