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. 2020 Nov 11;11:572373. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.572373

TABLE 7.

Anti-cancer effect of Sal B.

Animal models/cell types Stimuli Concentration of Sal B Mechanisms References
In vivo
 Breast cancer (nude mouse) MDA-MB-231 cells 80 mg/kg (i.p.) (three times per week) PCNA, Bcl-xL, survivin↓ (Sha et al., 2018)
 Colorectal cancer (nude mouse) HCT116 cells 80 mg/kg (i.p.) LC3-II↑ (Jing et al., 2016)
AKT/mTOR signaling pathway↓
 HNSCC (Nude mouse) JHU-013 cells 40, 80 mg/kg (i.p.) PCNA, COX-2↓ (Zhao et al., 2010)
 Cardiotoxicity (mouse) ATO 2 mg/kg (tail vein injection) CK, LDH, GOT, CAT, Bax↓ (Wang et al., 2013b)
SOD, GSH-PX, Bcl-2, p-Akt↑
 Squamous cell carcinoma (hamster) DMBA 10 mg/kg (i.g.) Glutaminolysis, glycolysis, inflammation, tumor angiogenesis↓ (Wei et al., 2012)
Cholesterol and myo-inositol metabolism↑
In vitro
 Osteosarcoma cell line MG63 1, 10, 50, 100 µM Cleaved Caspase-3, p-p38, p-p53, ROS↑ (Zeng et al., 2018)
 Human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 50, 100, 150, 200 μM Cyclin B1, Bcl-xL, survivin, GCS, GM3 enzymes↓ (Sha et al., 2018)
ceramide↑
 Human colon cancer cell lines HCT116 and HT29 BafA1 25, 50, 100, 200,400 μM LC3-II/I ratio, cleaved PARP, cleaved-Caspase-9, cleaved-Caspase-3↑ (Jing et al., 2016)
AKT/mTOR signaling pathway↓
 Hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines SK-Hep-1 and Bel-7404 100, 200 μM Cleaved PARP, cleaved Caspase-3, cleaved Caspase-9, cytochrome c, LC-3, p62, Beclin-1↑ (Gong et al., 2016)
p-AKT, p-mTOR, p-4EBP1, p-P70S6K↓
AKT/mTOR signaling pathway↓
 HNSCC Cell lines JHU-013, and JHU-022 -— 50, 100 μM COX-2, PGE2, Bcl-2, EGFR↓ (Zhao et al., 2010)
p53↑
 HepG2, HeLa cells ATO 10 μM Procaspase-3↓ (Wang et al., 2013b)
Cleaved PARP↑
 Human glioma U87 and U373 cells Radiation, temozolomide 0.5 μM `2+ buffering capacity↓ (Chen W. et al., 2018)
Fis-1↑
 OSCC Cell lines CAL27 and SCC4 50, 100, 200 μg/ml CAL27 (Yang et al., 2011)
Tenascin C, Osteoponti, HIF-1α, TGFb1, COX-2, HGF, Scya2, IL-10, TGFbR2, Mmp2↓
THBS2↑
SCC4
HIF-1α, Mmp9, TGF b3, VEGF, VEGF-C, TNFa↓
THBS2, Timp1↑
 Human GC cell line BGC-823 200 μM citH3, MPO↓ (Tao et al., 2018)

DMBA, 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; BafA1, bafilomycin A1; HNSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma; i.p., intraperitoneally; i.g., intragastrically.