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. 2025 Jul 28;16(11):3497–3512. doi: 10.7150/jca.118209

Table 1.

Natural plant components for anti-ovarian cancer effects.

Compound Formula Structure Experiment Cell types IC50 Effect Reference
Kadsuphilactone B C30H42O5 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i001.jpg In vitro A2780 Below 25 μM Cytotoxic action 25
Tanshinone IIA C19H18O3 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i002.jpg In vitro TOV-21G, SKOV3, OVCAR3 N/A Cytotoxic action 26
Curcumin C21H20O6 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i003.jpg In vitro SKOV3 24.8μM Trigger cell cycle arrest, modulating the TIME, DNA damage 34-37, 96-98
Celastrol C29H38O4 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i004.jpg In vitro and In vivo A2780 2.11μM Trigger cell cycle arrest, modulating the TIME, inhibit proliferation, promote apoptosis and suppress cell migration and invasion 38
SKOV3 2.29μM
Berberine C20H18NO4+ graphic file with name jcav16p3497i005.jpg In vitro SKOV3 N/A ROS damage, promote DNA damage response 45
Glaucocalyxin B C22H30O5 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i006.jpg In vitro A2780 N/A ROS damage 46
Βeta-sitosterol C29H50O graphic file with name jcav16p3497i007.jpg In vitro ES2, OV90 N/A ROS damage and promote apoptosis 47
Artemether C16H26O5 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i008.jpg In vitro and In vivo SKOV3 23.55±3.86μM ROS damage, regulating apoptosis and ferroptosis 48-51
HEY1 5.80±1.62μM
HEY2 7.34±0.56μM
OVCAR8 5.51±1.06μM
IGROV-1 8.82±1.18μM
OVCAR3 14.95±6.38μM
OV-90 31.89±4.15μM
TOV-21G 6.11±0.64μM
Paeonol C9H10O3 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i009.jpg In vitro and In vivo A2780, SKOV3 1.2mM Autophagy 54
Ellagic acid C14H6O8 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i010.jpg In vitro SKOV3 36.6μM Induce autophagy, inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis, suppress cell migration and invasion 55
Puerarin C21H20O9 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i011.jpg In vitro and In vivo SKOV3 157.0μg/mL Inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis 59
Caov-4 119.3μg/mL
Quercetin C15H10O7 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i012.jpg In vitro PA-1 N/A Suppress cell migration and invasion 64
Fraxetin C10H8O5 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i013.jpg In vitro SKOV3, SW626 N/A Suppress cell migration and invasion 65
Dihydroartemisinin C15H24O5 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i014.jpg In vitro OVCAR3, SKOV3, A2780, OV-56 80μmol/L Suppress cell migration and invasion, inhibit proliferation 66
Proanthocyanidins Compound graphic file with name jcav16p3497i015.jpg In vitro A2780/CP70 N/A Inhibit angiogenesis 71
Baicalein C15H10O5 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i016.jpg In vitro and In vivo SKOV3 N/A Inhibit angiogenesis and proliferation, autophagy 72, 73
Theasaponin E1 C59H90O27 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i017.jpg In vitro OVCAR-3 3.5μM Inhibit angiogenesis and proliferation 70
A2780/CP70 2.8μM
Triptolide C20H24O6 graphic file with name jcav16p3497i018.jpg In vitro and In vivo SKOV3/DDP N/A Suppress cell migration and invasion 80