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. 2021 Oct 31;13(21):5480. doi: 10.3390/cancers13215480

Table 1.

Mechanisms of action of natural products against OvCa cells.

Natural Product Cell Type Mechanism of Action Reference
Piperine OVCAR-3 cells Induces G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and caspase activation and inhibits cell migration and the PI3K/Akt/GSK3β signaling pathway [91]
Flavonoid PA-1 cells Decreases viability; induces apoptosis; decreases Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL; and increases caspase-3, caspase-9, Bid, Bad, Bax, and cytochrome c [92]
Curcumin Cisplatin-resistant OvCa cells Induces G2/M cell-cycle arrest and increases apoptosis and phosphorylation of p53 [93]
RES OVCAR-3 cells Induces ROS generation and apoptosis and activates the autophagy pathway [94]
Thymoquinone SKOV-3 cells Induces apoptosis by decreasing expression of Bcl-2 and increasing expression of Bax [95]