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. 2019 Mar 19;20(6):1371. doi: 10.3390/ijms20061371

Table 1.

Phytochemicals/nutraceutical compounds modulating aquaporins (AQPs) in cancer.

Natural Compounds Experimental Model AQP Isoforms Anticancer Effect Reference
Curcumin CaOV3 AQP3 ↓ ↓ cancer cell migration [103]
Curcumin HeLa cells AQP1, AQP3, AQP8, AQP11 (ND) ↓ H2O2 [104]
ASME, Marrubiin, Naringenin, Quercetin HeLa cells AQP1, AQP3, AQP8, AQP11 (ND) ↓ H2O2 [104]
EGCG SKOV3 ↓ AQP5 ↓ proliferation
↑ apoptosis
[105]
Sulforaphane AML cells ↓ AQP8 ↓ H2O2
↓ proliferation
[72]

↓: decreased; ↑ increased.