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. 2021 May 12;13(10):2317. doi: 10.3390/cancers13102317

Table 3.

Natural substances decrease proliferation in GBM by downregulating upstream growth factors and chemokine ligands, components of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways, and downstream effectors.

Effect Substance Cell Line Source
Decreases proliferation/growth Rutin C6 [63]
Quercetin C6 [63]
Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Rupesin E GSC-3#, GSC-18# [45]
Crocetin U87, U138, U251, U373 [34]
Coronarin D U251 [47]
SLCP U87, U251 [29]
BBR U87, U251 [29]
Tannic Acid C6 [39]
Gossypol Diff13-20, Diff13-18 [30]
Betulinic Acid U251, LN229 [48]
CrataBL U87 [49]
Galbanic Acid U87 [65]
N45 U87 [66]
Pisosterol U87, U343, AHOL1, 1231N1 [60]
Decreases DNA synthesis CE95 U87 [55]
CE70 U87, LN-18 [55]
KW U87, LN-18 [55]
KE95 U87, LN-18 [55]
KE70 U87, LN-18 [55]
PW U87 [55]
PE70 U87 [55]
RW U87, LN-18 [55]
PPE U87, T98G, LN-18 [57]
BcH U87, T98G, LN-18 [57]
Downregulates SRSF1 (mRNA) Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Downregulates SRSF1 (protein) Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Downregulates MYO1B-fl (protein) Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Downregulates p-PDK1 (protein) Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Downregulates TGF (mRNA) Rutin U251 orthotopic implants, WR [63]
Quercetin U251 orthotopic implants, WR [63]
Downregulates TGF-β (mRNA) Rutin C6 [63]
Quercetin C6 [63]
Downregulates IGF (mRNA) Rutin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Quercetin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Downregulates CCL2 (mRNA) Rutin U251 orthotopic implants, WR [63]
Quercetin U251 orthotopic implants, WR [63]
Upregulates CCL5 (mRNA) Rutin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Quercetin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Downregulates HDGF (mRNA) Rutin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Quercetin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Downregulates GDNF (mRNA) Rutin C6, WR-U251 orthotopic implants [63]
Quercetin U251 orthotopic implants, WR [63]
Downregulates PI3K (protein) SLCP U87 [29]
BBR U87 [29]
Diosgenin C6 [54]
Downregulates (p-)PI3K (protein) Osthole MOGGCCM, T98 [64]
SLCP U87, U251 [29]
BBR U87, U251 [29]
Upregulates AMPK (protein) Metformin U87 [67]
Downregulates Akt (mRNA) Arctigenin U87MG [61]
Downregulates Akt (protein) Cedrol RG2 [33]
Metformin U87, U251 [68]
SLCP U87 [29]
BBR U87 [29]
Downregulates p-Akt (mRNA) Arctigenin U87MG, T98G [61]
Downregulates p-Akt (protein) Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Astaxanthin GL261 [35]
Adonixanthin GL261 [35]
Cedrol DBTRG-05MG, RG2 [33]
Arctigenin U87MG, T98G [61]
Xanthohumol U87 [38]
CP GAMG [36]
McC1 GAMG, U251 [36]
SLCP U87, U251 [29]
BBR U87, U251 [29]
Diosgenin C6 [54]
Downregulates mTOR (protein) Metformin U87 [67]
SLCP U87 [29]
BBR U87, U251 [29]
Downregulates p-mTOR (mRNA) Arctigenin U87MG, T98G [61]
Downregulates p-mTOR (protein) Arctigenin U87MG, T98G [61]
SLCP U87 [29]
BBR U87, U251 [29]
Diosgenin T98G [54]
Downregulates Raf (protein) Osthole MOGGCCM, T98 [64]
Downregulates c-Myc Eucalyptal A U87MG, LN229 [32]
Xanthohumol U87, T98G, LN229 [38]
SLCP U87 [29]
BBR U87 [29]
Downregulates ROS Astaxanthin GL261 [35]
Adonixanthin GL261 [35]
Tannic Acid C6 [39]
Upregulates CAT activity Tannic Acid C6 [39]
BBR U87 [58]
Upregulates SOD activity Tannic Acid C6 [39]
BBR U87 [58]
Downregulates JNK (protein) Cedrol DBTRG-05MG, RG2 [33]
Downregulates p-JNK (protein) Cedrol RG2 [33]
Downregulates p-MEK (protein) TBMS1 U87, LN229 [41]
Downregulates p-ERK (protein) Astaxanthin GL261 [35]
Adonixanthin GL261 [35]
TBMS1 LN229 [41]
Downregulates p38 (protein) Diosgenin T98G [54]
Upregulates p-p38 MAPK (protein) Astaxanthin GL261 [35]
Adonixanthin GL261 [35]
Downregulates HIF-1α activity Metformin U251 [68]
Downregulates NF-κB Diosgenin C6, T98G [54]
Downregulates MET (protein) TBMS1 U87, LN229 [41]