(i) Cancer cells |
Vitamin C |
T-lymphocyte cell lines (HuT-102, C91-PL, CEM, and Jurkat) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, Bax ↑, Bcl-2 ↓ |
Protein |
[153] |
Human lung carcinoma cell lines (H460 and A549) |
p53 ↑, caspase-3 ↑, caspase-7 ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[99] |
Vitamin B6
|
HT29, Caco2, LoVo, HEK293T, and HepG2 cell lines and ICR mice |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[154] |
Vitamin D |
Mice (1α(OH)ase−/−) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↓, p16 ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[155] |
Folic acid |
Human |
p53 ↑, Bcl-2 ↓ |
Protein |
[156] |
N-Acetylcysteine |
Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell line |
p53 ↑, p65 ↓ |
Protein, mRNA |
[157] |
Vitamin E |
Human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) |
p53 ↓ |
Protein, mRNA |
[158] |
β-Carotene |
RAT-1 murine fibroblast cell line |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, Bax ↑, Bcl-2 ↓ |
Protein |
[160] |
Quercetin |
Human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa) |
p53 ↑, caspase-3 ↑, caspase-9 ↑, Bax ↑, Bcl-2 ↓ |
Protein, mRNA |
[164] |
Apigenin |
Human colon cancer cell lines (HCT116 and HT29) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, NAG-1 ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[165] |
Acacetin |
Human liver cancer cell line (HepG2) |
p53 ↑, Bax ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[167] |
Fisetin |
Human colon cancer cell line (HCT116) |
p53 ↑, caspase-3 ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[168] |
Luteolin |
Human lung cancer cell lines (A549 and H460) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, MDM4 ↓ |
Protein, mRNA |
[170] |
Theaflavin |
Human prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) |
p53 ↑, Bcl-2 ↓, Bax ↑ |
Protein |
[171] |
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) |
Human prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, Bcl-2 ↓, Bax ↑, caspase-3 ↑, caspase-8 ↑, caspase-9 ↑ |
Protein |
[93] |
Caffeic acid |
Human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa) |
p53 ↑, Bcl-2 ↓ |
Protein |
[174] |
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester |
C6 glioma cell line |
p53 ↑, Bcl-2 ↓, Bax ↓ |
Protein |
[175] |
Ellagic acid |
Human cervical cancer cell line (CaSki) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, GAPDH ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[176] |
Curcumin |
Human cervical cancer cell lines (HeLa, SiHa, and CaSki) |
p53 ↑ |
Protein |
[177] |
Multiple myeloma cell line (U266B1) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑ |
Protein |
[178] |
Resveratrol |
Human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, p16 ↑ |
Protein |
[180] |
Human colon cancer cell lines (HCT116, CO-115, and SW48) |
p53 ↑, PARP ↓, caspase-3 ↓ |
Protein |
[181] |
Red wine |
Human lung cancer cell line (A549) |
p53 ↑, p53 (Ser15) ↑ |
Protein |
[182] |
Caffeine |
Human T-lymphocyte leukemia MOLT-4 cell line |
p53 ↑, p21 ↑, Mcl-1 ↓ |
Protein |
[183] |
Harmine |
Human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) |
p53 ↑ |
mRNA |
[185] |
Colchicine |
Human cervical cancer cell lines (CaSki and HeLa) |
p53 ↑, Bcl-2 ↓, Bax ↑ |
Protein, mRNA |
[186] |
(ii) Normal cells |
α-Tocopherol, ascorbic acid, & β-carotene |
Rat |
p53 ↓, MDM2 ↓ |
Protein |
[159] |
Kaempferol |
Human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (HUVEC) |
p53 ↑, ATM ↑, Fas ↑, DR5 ↑, caspase-3 ↑, caspase-8 ↑, caspase-9 ↑ |
Protein |
[166] |
Fisetin |
Wistar rat |
p53 ↓, p21 ↓, Bax ↓, Bcl-2 ↑ |
Protein |
[169] |
Apple flavonoids |
Normal human bronchial epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B) |
p53 ↓, Chk1 ↓, ATR ↓ |
Protein |
[172] |
Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) |
Kunming mice (KM) |
p53 ↓, Bax ↓, caspase-3 ↓, caspase-9 ↓, Bcl-2 ↑ |
Protein |
[173] |
Curcumin |
Wistar rat |
p53 ↓, p21 ↓ |
Protein |
[179] |
Caffeine |
Normal human fibroblast cell line (NHF1) |
p53 ↓, p21 ↓ |
Protein |
[184] |