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. 2020 May 29;15:55. doi: 10.1186/s13020-020-00338-6

Table 3.

Relevant researches of NCTD against invasion and metastasis for multiple cell lines in different cancer models

Cancers Cell lines Basic mechanisms Pathways Accompanying roles Experiment References
Gallbladder cancer GBC-SD Upregulating TIMP-2 and MMP-2/TIMP-2 ratio, downregulating MMP-2 In vitro [142]
Colorectal cancer CT26 Downregulating MMP-9 and gelatinase; inhibiting the DNA-binding activity of Sp1 Inhibiting Sp1 transcriptional activity In vitro [77]

HT-29

WiDr

Downregulating αvβ6, MMP-3, MMP-9, N-cadherin, vimentin, p-ERK, p-Ets1; up-regulating E-cadherin Inhibiting EMT by blocking αvβ6-ERK-Ets1 signaling pathway [78]
CT26 Down-expressing MMP-2, -9 and Desmoglein, N-cadherin, α- and β-catenin; reducing pulmonary metastasis. Prolonging mice survival

In vitro

In vivo

[74]
NSCLC

A549

PC9

Inhibiting migration; enhancing the anticancer effects of gefitinib and cisplatin Not altering p-EGFR With gefitinib and cisplatin synergistic effect In vitro [54]

A549

H1299

Calu6

Interfering the YAP-mediated cell progression and metastasis; inhibiting EMT, motile, invasion via enhancing E-cadherin and decreasing fibronectin/vimentin; repressing YAP and its downstream CYR61, CTGF Repressing YAP signal pathway [80]
A549 Suppressing migration Inhibiting p-Akt, NF-κB With trichostatin A, celecoxib, lovastatin, synergistic effect

In vitro

Ex vivo

[156]
Breast cancer MCF-7 Inhibiting adhesion and migration, repressing cell adhesion to platelets via downregulating α2 integrin Activating protein kinase C pathway via PP2A inhibition. via protein kinase C pathway-dependent, downregulation of α2 integrin In vitro [63]
Hepatocellular cancer

Huh7

SK-Hep1

Downregulating MMP-9, u-PA, p-ERK1/2, NF-kB, FAK; upregulating PAI-1 and TIMP-1 Inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and NF-kB signaling pathway In vitro [170]
SMMC-7721, MHCC-97H Suppressing cell motility and invasiveness; up-regulating FAM46C; suppressing TGF-β/Smad signaling, EMT Up-regulating FAM46C via brocking EMT process and TGF-β/Smad signaling [9]

HCCLM3

SMMC-7721

Inhibiting IL-6-induced EMT and cell invasiveness, and JAK/STAT3/TWIST signaling Inhibiting IL-6-induced EMT via JAK2/STAT3/TWIST signaling [81]
Osteosarcoma

MG63

HOS

Inhibiting the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9

In vitro

In vivo

[22]
Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) Inhibiting the EMT process Modulating the miR-30a/MTDH/AKT cell signaling pathway In vitro [169]