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. 2016 Sep;13(3):123–143. doi: 10.2174/1570163813666160802154403

Table 12.

Down-regulation of some anti-apoptotic molecules by C. speciosus active ingredients.

Mechanism Ingredients Cell References
Down-regulation of actin Diosgenin Breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) [98]
Down-regulation of β-catenin Diosgenin Human colon carcinoma (HCT-116) [30]
Lupeol Prostate cancer (CaP) [115]
Down-regulation of FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP) Lupeol Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) [55]
Down-regulation of c-Src Diosgenin Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [113]
Down-regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Lupeol Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC-SD) [95]
Down-regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) Diosgenin Human prostate cancer (PC-3) [87]
Human erythroleukemia (HEL) [118]
Down-regulation of GLI Diosgenin Human erythroleukemia (HEL) [118]
Down-regulation of Gli-1 Zerumbone Human renal carcinoma (786-0) [51]
Human renal carcinoma (769-P)
Down-regulation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3beta) Diosgenin Mouse melanoma (B16) [89]
Down-regulation of Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) Diosgenin Human prostate cancer (DU145) [90]
Down-regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1α) Diosgenin Human gastric cancer (BGC-823) [68]
Gastric carcinoma (NCI-N87)
Human gastric adenocarcinoma (MGC80-3)
Human gastric cancer (SGC-7901)
Down-regulation of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) Diosgenin Human lung carcinoma (A549) [119]
Human lung carcinoma (A549) [120]
Down-regulation of myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein (Mcl-1) Zerumbone Human prostate cancer (PC-3) [60]
Human prostate cancer (DU-145)
Down-regulation of mouse double minute 2 homolog (Mdm2) Diosgenin Human prostate cancer (DU145) [90]
Down-regulation of MAPKs Zerumbone Human colon carcinoma (CaCo-2) [121]
Human colon carcinoma (Colo320DM)
Human colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29)
Down-regulation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) Diosgenin Human prostate cancer (DU145) [90]
Breast cancer (HER2) [91]
Down-regulation of Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK-1) Lupeol Human prostate cancer (PC-3) [96]
Down-regulation of Smoothened (SMO) Diosgenin Human erythroleukemia (HEL) [118]
Down-regulation of survivin Costunolide Human bladder carcinoma (T24) [6]
Diosgenin Human breast carcinoma (BCa) [92]
Lupeol Prostate cancer (CaP) [99]
Zerumbone Human colon carcinoma (HCT116) [93]
Down-regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) Costunolide Breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) [122]
Down-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Zerumbone Human gastric carcinoma (AGS) [112]
Down-regulation of Vav2 Diosgenin Breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) [98]
Down-regulation of vimentin Diosgenin Human prostate cancer (DU145) [90]
Down-regulation of Wnt Lupeol Human Melanoma (Mel 928) [123]
Down-regulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis Diosgenin Human breast carcinoma (BCa) [92]
Zerumbone Human colon carcinoma (HCT116) [93]