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. 2026 Mar 20;17:1750375. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1750375

TABLE 1.

Summary of lidocaine’s mechanisms and effects in breast cancer cells.

Cell line Target Key findings Biological effect References
MDA-MB-231 CDC 20 Induces G2/M cell cycle arrest Cell viability↓ Das et al. (2023)
MCF 10A CDC 20 - No effect Das et al. (2023)
T47D miRNA miR-382-5p/SLC7A11 Axis Ferroptosis↑ Sun et al. (2021)
MCF-7 miRNA miR-495-3p/FGF9 axis Proliferation, Migration and Invasion↓ Lin et al. (2021)
BT-20 and MCF-7 DNA Time- and dose-dependent demethylation Apoptosis↑ Lirk et al. (2012), Lirk et al. (2014)
MCF-7,MDA-MB-231 DNA (CpG) Global demethylation of tumor suppressors Apoptosis↑ Li et al. (2014)
MDA-MB-231,AU565,T47D and MDA-MB-468 TRPM7 Inhibition of TRPM7 function Viability & migration ↓ Liu H et al. (2021)
MDA-MB-231 TRPV6 Downregulation of TRPV6 expression and reduced Ca2+ influx rate Migration ↓ Jiang et al. (2016)
MCF-7 VDAC 1 Downregulation of Bcl-2 and increased P53 expression Apoptosis↑ Long et al. (2022)
MDA-MB-231 CXCR4 Inhibition of CXCL12 signaling, cytoskeletal remodeling suppressed Metastasis ↓ D’Agostino et al. (2018)
MCF10A and MCF10A-Bcl2 McTNs Inhibition of microtentacle extension Metastasis ↓ Yoon et al. (2011)
4T1 Src pathway Inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression Metastasis ↓ Wall T et al. (2019)
MDA - MB 231 and 4T1 TAMs/TGF-β Reprogramming M2-TAMs to M1-type Recurrence ↓ Seok Han et al. (2024)
MDA-MB231and 4T1 Nnat,NGFs Suppression of neurofiber formation Metastasis ↓ Li et al. (2021)
MDA-MB-231 Autophagy Induction of autophagolysosome formation Growth↓; Apoptosis↑ Chen et al. (2022)
BT-474 Autophagy No significant effect on autophagy No effect Chen et al. (2022)
MCF-7 and MCF-10A Caspase Activation of caspases 7, 8, 9; PARP cleavage Apoptosis↑ Chang et al. (2014)
MDA-MB-231 Drug combination PI3K/AKT/GSK3β Growth ↓; Apoptosis↑ Han et al. (2022)
MDA-MB-231 Drug combination Lidocaine pathway inhibition Metastasis↓; Apoptosis↑ Gao et al. (2018)
MCF-7 Drug combination Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane damage Apoptosis↑ Tabrizi and Chiniforoshan (2016)