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. 2022 Jan 28;12:801662. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.801662

TABLE 1.

Proapoptotic effects of monomers from natural products on breast cancer cells.

Monomers Chemical structure Detail mechanisms Cell model Refs
Mitochondrial pathway–mediated apoptosis
Ganoderic acid DM (50 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx1.jpg Cleaved PARP, γ-H2AX CDK2, CDK6, p-Rb, CytoC MCF-7 Wu et al. (2012)
18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid (100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx2.jpg CytoC, activated caspase-9, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Sharma et al. (2012)
Apigenin (10, 20, 40, 80 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx3.jpg p53, p21, Bax, p-Cdc2, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP Bcl-2, cyclin B1, Cdc2 T47D Liu et al. (2012)
Stevioside (10 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx4.jpg Bax, Caspase-9 Bcl-2 MCF7 Paul et al. (2012)
Amentoflavone (250 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx5.jpg Bax, p53 Bid MCF-7 Pei et al. (2012)
Calycosin (25, 50, 100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx6.jpg Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Tian et al. (2013)
Thymoquinon (with 12.30 ± 0.62 μM in MDA-MB-468 with 18.06 ± 0.71 μM in T-47D) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx7.jpg p27, Bax, CytoC, pro–caspase-3, cleaved PARP Cyclin D1, cyclin E, Bcl-2, BclXL, survivin, p-PDK1, p-PTEN, p-Akt, p-GSK-3β, p-Bad, 4E-BP1, eIF4E, p-S6R, p-p70S6K MDA-MB-468 T-47D Rajput et al. (2013)
Embelin (40, 80 µg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx8.jpg Bax, CytoC, caspase-3, caspase-9 Bcl-2 MCF-7 Li et al. (2013)
l-Carvone (0.3–2.4 mM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx9.jpg p53, Bad, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Patel and Thakkar, (2014)
Oleuropein (100, 200 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx10.jpg p53, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Hassan et al. (2014)
Ursolic acid (20, 40, 80 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx11.jpg p16, p27, activated caspase-3, activated caspase-9 MDA-MB-231 Ma and Sun, (2014)
3β, 6β, 16β-trihydroxylup-20 (29)-ene (TTHL) (0.5, 1.36, 3.70 μg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx12.jpg Cleaved caspase-9, ROS MCF-7 Viau et al. (2014)
Dioscin (1, 2, 4, 6,8 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx13.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP Bcl-2, cIAP-1, Mcl-1 MDA-MB-231 Kim et al. (2014)
Emodin (10, 40 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx14.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, PARP, p53, Bax Bcl-2 Bcap-37 ZR-75-30 Zu et al. (2015)
Gaillardin (1, 10, 100 mM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx15.jpg Bax, p53 Bcl-2 MCF-7 MDA-MB-468 Fallahian et al. (2015)
Sesamin (1, 10, 50 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx16.jpg Bax, caspase-3, p53 MCF-7 Siao et al. (2015)
20(S)-protopanaxadiol (0–60 ml) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx17.jpg Bax, cleaved PARP, p53 Bcl-2, CytoC, cyclin D1, CDK4 MCF-7 Zhang et al. (2018a)
4-Methylthiobutyl isothiocyanate (2.5, 5, 10, 20 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx18.jpg Cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3 PARP MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Li et al. (2015)
Paratocarpin E (10, 20, 30, 40 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx19.jpg Cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-9, Bax, CytoC Bcl-2 MCF-7 Gao et al. (2016)
Arecoline (10, 30, 50, 100, 300, 500 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx20.jpg p53, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Feng et al. (2016)
Amygdalin (10, 20, 40 mg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx21.jpg Bax, activated caspase-3, cleaved PARP, p-p38 Bcl-2 Hs578T Lee and Moon, (2016)
Osthole (25, 50, 100 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx22.jpg Bax, p53, p21, CytoC Bcl-2 MCF-7 Zhang and Zhu, (2016)
Cordycepin (50, 100 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx23.jpg Cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Wang et al. (2016)
Violacein (0.45, 4.5 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx24.jpg Bax, p53, caspase-3, Fas, FADD Bcl-2, MDM2 MCF-7 Alshatwi et al. (2016)
Berberine (5, 10, 20, 40 µg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx25.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9, Bax, CytoC Bcl-2 BT549 MDA-MB-231 Zhao et al. (2017)
Liriodenine (0.1, 1, 10 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx26.jpg p53 Bcl-2, cyclin D1 MCF-7 Li et al. (2017b)
Polyphyllin I (8 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx27.jpg Cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP MDA-MB-231 Li et al. (2017a)
Clematis hederagenin saponin (0.08, 0.4, 2, 10 µg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx28.jpg Caspase-3, caspase-9 Apaf-1, CytoC MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Cheng et al. (2018)
Kaempferol (50 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx29.jpg Cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, p-A TM MDA-MB-231 cells Zhu and Xue, (2019)
Diosgenin (5, 10, 20, 40 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx30.jpg CytoC, cleaved caspase-9 Bcl-2 MCF-7 Hs578T Liao et al. (2019)
Baicalein (50, 100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx31.jpg Bax, CytoC, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2 MCF-7 Liu et al. (2019)
Allicin (20, 45 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx32.jpg Activated caspase-3, activated caspase-8, activated caspase-9 NOXA, p21, Bak BclXL MCF-7 HCC-70 Rosas-Gonzalez et al. (2020)
Diosmetin (5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 μm/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx33.jpg p53, Bax, caspase-3 Bcl-2 MCF-7 Wang et al. (2020)
Arnidiol (60 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx34.jpg PARP, cleaved caspase-3 MDA-MB-231 Hu et al. (2020)
Catechol (10, 40, 80 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx35.jpg p-H2AX, p-ATM, p-ATR, cleaved caspase -9, cleaved caspase-3, Bax BclXL, Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 Vazhappilly et al. (2021)
Resveratrol (12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx36.jpg Cleaved PARP1, cleaved caspase-3 PCNA, Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 Liang et al. (2021)
Cepharanthine (2 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx37.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP MDA-MB-231 Shen et al. (2021)
Dehydrocostuslactone (5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx38.jpg Bax, caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2 SK-BR-3 Ma et al. (2021)
FasL-Fas–mediated apoptosis
Icariside II (25, 50, 75 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx39.jpg CytoC, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-7, cleaved caspase-8, Fas, FADD, BclXL, Bax, Bim MCF7 Huang et al. (2012)
Gambogenic acid (0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 µg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx40.jpg Fas, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-9, Bax Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 Zhou et al. (2013)
Genistein (0, 5, 10, 20 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx41.jpg FADD, cleaved caspase-8, FasL MDA-MB-231 Wang et al. (2013a)
α-Mangostin (1, 2, 3, 4 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx42.jpg Cleaved PARP, Bax Fas, Bcl-2, p-Fak MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Li et al. (2014)
Fraxetin (20, 40, 60 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx43.jpg Fas, FasL, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Liu et al. (2017a)
Pulveraven A (50,100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx44.jpg FADD, cleaved caspase-7, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved PARP, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Lee et al. (2021)
PI3K/AKT pathway–mediated apoptosis
18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid (100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx45.jpg CytoC, activated caspase-9, Bax Bcl-2 MCF-7 Sharma et al. (2012)
Fangchinoline (5, 10, 20 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx46.jpg p-PI3K, p-Akt, p-mTOR MDA-MB-231 Zhang et al. (2017)
Cucurbitacin E (100–200 nM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx47.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP Cyclin D1, survivin, Mcl-1, XIAP, Bcl-2, p-STAT3, p-ERK, p-AKT MDA-MB-468 Kong et al. (2014)
Lycopene (100 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx48.jpg Cleaved PARP, p21, Bax p-Akt, p-mTOR, cyclin D1 MDA-MB-468 Takeshima et al. (2014)
Piperlongumine (5, 10, 15, 20, 25 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx49.jpg Bax, CytoC p-Akt, p70S6K1, 4EBP1, cyclin D1, Bcl-2, p53 MDA-MB-231 Shrivastava et al. (2014)
d-Rhamnose β hederin (20, 30, 40 μg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx50.jpg p-PI3K, p-Akt MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Cheng et al. (2014)
Genistein (0, 20, 40, 80 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx51.jpg Bax p-Akt, Bcl-2 MCF-7 Chen et al. (2015b)
Isorhamnetin (10 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx52.jpg Bax, cleaved caspase-3 p-Akt, p-mTOR, p-MEK1/2, p-ERK1/2, Bcl-2, BclXL MCF7 MDA-MB-468 Hu et al. (2015)
Calycosin (80 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx53.jpg p-Akt, HOTAIR MCF-7 Chen et al. (2015c)
Ramentaceone (5, 10, 15 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx54.jpg Bax, Bak, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP PI3K p85, p-PI3K, p-Akt (Ser473), Bcl-2 BT47 SKBR3 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Kawiak and Lojkowska, (2016)
Ginsenoside Rg3 (100 ng/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx55.jpg p-Akt, MGBA MDA-MB-231 Peng et al. (2016)
α-Mangostin (15, 30 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx56.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9 Bcl-2, Mcl-1 T47D Kritsanawong et al. (2016)
Cepharanthine (with 10 µM in MCF-7 cells, with 6 µM in MDA-MB-231 cells) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx57.jpg Bax, Bad, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9 Bcl-2 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Gao et al. (2017)
Baicalein (10, 20, 40 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx58.jpg IκB p-Akt, p-mTOR, NF-κB, p-IκB MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Yan et al. (2018)
Fisetin (20μM, 40μM, 80 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx59.jpg Bax, caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 p-PI3K, p-Akt, p-mTOR, p-P70 4T1 SUN et al. (2018)
Stachydrine hydrochloride (5, 20, 50, 100, 200 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx60.jpg Cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2, p-Akt, p-ERK MCF-7 T47D Wang et al. (2017)
Paris saponins (XA2) (1.25, 2.5, 5 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx61.jpg p-Akt, p-mTOR, p-P70S6K MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Xie et al. (2017)
Ginsenoside Rg5 (10, 20 mg/kg) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx62.jpg Ras, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-9, Bax, CytoC Bcl-2 MCF-7 Liu and Fan, (2018)
20(S)-protopanaxadiol (15, 30, 60 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx63.jpg p-PTEN, p53 p-Akt (Thr308), p-Akt (Ser473), p-mTOR (Ser2448), p-FoxO1 (Ser256), p-MDM2 (Ser166), p-NF-κB, p65 (Ser536), p-GSK-3β (Ser9), p27kip1, CytoC MCF-7 Zhang et al. (2018a)
Galangin (20, 40, 80, 160 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx64.jpg Bax, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved Bid, Bad, p21, p27, p53 Bcl-2, p-PI3K, p-Akt, cyclin D3, cyclin B1, CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 MCF-7 Liu et al. (2018b)
Tetramethylpyrazine (800, 1,600, 3,200 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx65.jpg Cleaved caspase-3 p-Akt MDA-MB-231 Shen et al. (2018)
Daucosterol linoleate (25, 50, 100 mg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx66.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-7, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved PARP-1, Bax, Bad BclXL, Bcl-2, XIAP MCF-7 Han et al. (2018)
Cannabidiol (1–7 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx67.jpg PPARγ mTOR, cyclin D1 MDA-MB-231 T-47D Sultan et al. (2018)
Crambescidin 800 (0.01, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10,15, 20 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx68.jpg p21 Cyclin D1, CDK4, CDK6 T11 SUM159PT Shrestha et al. (2018)
Eupatorin (5 μg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx69.jpg Bak1, HIF1A, Bax, Bad, CytoC, SMAC/Diablo, activated caspase-9, activated caspase-8, Rb-Raf-1, GSK-3β Akt (pan), p-PDK1 MDA-MB-231 Razak et al. (2019)
Kaempferol (25, 50, 100 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx70.jpg p-PI3K, p-AKT, p-GSK-3β SUM190 Zhao et al. (2019)
Curcumin (10, 30 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx71.jpg p21, Bax, cleaved caspase-3 CDC25, CDC2, Bcl-2 T47D MCF-7 Hu et al. (2018)
Ginsenoside Rk1 (40, 80, 120 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx72.jpg Bax, CytoC, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-9 Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 Hong and Fan, (2019)
Parthenolide (5, 10 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx73.jpg Caspase-3 Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Han et al. (2019)
Flavopereirine (5, 10, 15 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx74.jpg Cyclin D1, cyclin E1, p21, 27, activated caspase-3, activated caspase-9, cleaved PARP, p-ERK1/2, p38 Cyclin A2, CDK-2, BclxL, cleaved caspase-8 MDA-MB-231 Yeh et al. (2019)
Avicularin (6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx75.jpg PI3K, p-PI3K, AKT, p-Akt, Bcl-2, BclXL, CDK2 MDA-MB-231 Yu et al. (2020)
Magnoflorine (1.25, 2.5, 5 μM) and Doxorubicin (0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx76.jpg p21, p53, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, Beclin-1, LC3-I CDK1, CDK2, cyclin B1, Bcl-2, p62 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Wei et al. (2020)
Erianin (40, 80, 160 nM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx77.jpg p21, p27, PARP, Bax, caspase-3, caspase-9 CDK1, cyclin B1, p-PI3K, p-Akt MDA-MB-231 EFM-192A cell Xu et al. (2021)
MAPK pathway–mediated apoptosis
Formononetin (25, 50, 100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx78.jpg Bax, Ras, Raf, p-p38 Bcl-2 MCF-7 Chen and Sun, (2012)
Genipin (0.05, 0.1, 1 mM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx79.jpg Bax, activated caspase-3, p38, p-JNK Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 Kim et al. (2012)
Tetramethylpyrazine (0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00 mg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx80.jpg p-p38, p-JNK p-ERK MCF7 Lai et al. (2016)
Deoxypodophyllotoxin (101–104 ng/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx81.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, ERK1/2, IkB-α p-ERK MB231 Benzina et al. (2015)
Emodin (20, 40, 80 μmol/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx82.jpg AP-1 MCF-7 Fan et al. (2015)
Quercetin (40 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx83.jpg p21 Cyclin D1, Twist, p-p38 MCF-7 Ranganathan et al. (2015)
Quercetin (20 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx84.jpg FasL, GADD45, p53, p21, p-JNK, translocation of Foxo3a MDA-MB-231 Nguyen et al. (2017)
Isocryptotanshinone (2.5, 5, 10 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx85.jpg Bsx, Bak, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9, p-JNK, p-ERK, p-p38 Bcl-2, BclXL MCF-7 Zhang et al. (2015a)
Gallic acid (5, 25, 50 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx86.jpg p21Cip1, p27Kip1, activated caspase-9, activated caspase-3 Cyclin D1/CDK4, cyclin E/CDK2 MDA-MB-231 Lee et al. (2017)
Sophoraflavanone G (5, 10, 15, 20, 30 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx87.jpg Cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9 Bcl-2, BclXL MDA-MB-231 Huand et al. (2019)
Cardamonin (CD) (20 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx88.jpg Foxo3a, p27, p21, Bim, p-JNK, cleaved caspase-3 Cyclin D1 MDA-MB 231 MCF-7 Kong et al. (2019)
Silymarin (100, 200 µg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx89.jpg Bax, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-9, p-JNK Bcl-2, p-p38, p-ERK1/2 MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Kim et al. (2021)
NF-κB–mediated apoptosis
Oridonin (20 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx90.jpg Bax, cleaved PARP, Fas, PPARγ Bcl-2, caspase-8, NF-κB (p65), IKKα, IKKβ, p-mTOR MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Wang et al. (2013b)
Delphintin (10, 20, 40, 80, 160 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx91.jpg IκBα, IKKα, IKKβ, PKCα p-NF-κB/p65, p-IκBα, p-IKKα/β, p-PKCα MDA-MB-453 BT-474 Wu et al. (2018a)
Chrysophanol (5, 10, 20 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx92.jpg p27, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP Cyclin D1, cyclin E, Bcl-2, p65, IκB MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Ren et al. (2018)
Capsaicin (100, 150 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx93.jpg Bax, cleaved caspase-3 FBI-1, Ki-67, Bcl-2, survivin MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Chen et al. (2021)
ROS-mediated apoptosis
Vernodalin (3.125, 6.25, 12.5 µg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx94.jpg CytoC, cleaved PARP, caspase-3, cleaved caspase-7, cleaved caspase-9 Bcl-2, BclxL, MMP MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Looi et al. (2013)
Ziyuglycoside II (2.5, 10, 40 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx95.jpg p21/WAF1, p-Cdc25C, p-Cdc2 Cdc25C, Cdc2, cyclin A, cyclin B1 MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Zhu et al. (2014)
Fucoidan (0.2–1 mg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx96.jpg Caspase-8, CytoC, Bax Cyclin D1, CDK-4, Bcl-2 MCF-7 Banafa et al. (2013)
Berberine (50 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx97.jpg Bax, ROS, p-JNK, CytoC, AIF, activated caspase-3 Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 MCF-7 Xie et al. (2015)
Geraniin (5, 10, 25 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx98.jpg Cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2, p-ERK1/2, p-Akt, p-p38 MCF-7 Zhai et al. (2016)
Hyperoside (25, 50, 100 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx99.jpg Bax, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2, XIAP MCF-7 cells 4T1 cells Qiu et al. (2019)
Crocin (0.5–6 mM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx100.jpg Foxo3a, Bim, PTEN, activated caspase-3, BAX Bcl-2 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Nasimian et al. (2020)
Tetrandrine (51 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx101.jpg Activated caspase-8, activated caspase-9, activated caspase-3 MDA-MB-231 N et al. (2019)
(−)-Epicatechin (350 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx102.jpg Bad, Bax MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Pereyra-Vergara et al. (2020)
Formononetin (8, 16, 32, 64, 128 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx103.jpg Bax, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2 MCF-7 Jia et al. (2020)
JAK-STAT3–mediated apoptosis
Apigenin (0, 20, 40, 60 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx104.jpg Cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP p-JAK2, p-STAT3 MDA-MB-453 (HER2-overexpressing) Seo et al. (2014)
Berberine (10, 20, 40 μg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx105.jpg Bax, cleaved PARP, cleaved caspase-3 p-JAK2, p-STAT3, Bcl-2 MCF-7 Zhang et al. (2015b)
7β-(3-Ethyl-cis-crotonoyloxy)-1α-(2-methylbutyryloxy)-3,14-dehydro-Z-notonipetranone (2.5, 5, 10 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx106.jpg Cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-8, cleaved PARP p-STAT3 (Tyr705), p-JAK1, p-JAK2, p-Src, Bcl-2, COX-2, cyclin D1 MDA-MB-231 Jang et al. (2019)
Curcumol (0, 12.5, 25, 50, 100 μg/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx107.jpg p-JAK2, p-STAT3 MCF-7 Ma et al. (2020)
Saikosaponin D (0, 5, 10, 20 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx108.jpg JAK2, STAT3, Ki-67 MCF-7 Feng et al. (2021)
Endoplasmic reticulum stress–mediated apoptosis
Fucoxanthin (10, 20, 40 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx109.jpg Bax, activated caspase-4, activated caspase-7, activated caspase-9, CytoC Bcl-2 MCF-7 Hou et al. (2014)
Oleandrin (with 14.5 nM in MCF-7, with 24.62 nM in MDA-MB-231) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx110.jpg Bax, Bim, IF2α, ATF4, CHOP, p-PERK, p-eIF2α Bcl-2 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Li et al. (2020)
Salviaflaside (0.1, 1, 10 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx111.jpg GRP78, ATF4, CHOP, p-PERK, p-eIF2α, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2/Bax MDA-MB-231 Wu et al. (2018b)
Other pathways–mediated apoptosis
Curcumin (30 µmol/mL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx112.jpg pERK1/2, pEGFR MDA-MB-231 Sun et al. (2012)
Ursolic acid (10, 20, 30 µmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx113.jpg FOXM1, cyclin D1, CDK4 MCF-7 Wang et al. (2012)
Triptolide (10, 25, 50 nM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx114.jpg β-Catenin MDA-MB-231 BT-474 Shao et al. (2014)
Calycosin (10, 50, 100 μL) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx115.jpg p53, Cleaved caspase-3 SIRT1 MCF-7 Fang et al. (2015)
Gambogic acid lysinate (0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 8.00 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx116.jpg Cleaved caspase-3 SIRT1 MCF-7 Wei et al. (2015)
Icariin (10, 25, 50, 75 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx117.jpg Caspase-3, PARP, p62 CDK2, CDK4, cyclin D1, Bcl-2, LC3-1, LC3-II, AGT5, Beclin-1 MCF-7/TAM Cheng et al. (2019)
Ellagic acid (1–10 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx118.jpg CDK6 MCF-7 MDA-MB-231 Yousuf et al. (2020)
Flavonoid calycopterin (150 μM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx119.jpg Bax, caspase-3, caspase-8 Bcl-2 MDA-MB-231 Moradi et al. (2020)
Quercetin (40, 80, 160 μmol/L) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx120.jpg GAS5, Bax, caspase-3 Notch1, Jagged1, Hes1, Bcl-2 MCF-7 Jiang et al. (2021)
Rhamnetin (15,FPHAR_fphar-2021-801662_gs_fx121 20, 25 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx121.jpg Activated caspase-3, activated caspase-9, (miR-)34a, p53 Notch1 MCF-7 Lan et al. (2019)
Shikonin (0.625, 1.25, 2.5 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx122.jpg cIAP1, cIAP2, RIP1 MDA-MB-231 Wang et al. (2021)
Cordycepin (40, 80, 120 µM) graphic file with name fphar-12-801662-fx123.jpg PUMA, CytoC, Fas, DR4/5, cleaved caspase-3 Bcl-2, XIAP, PDGFR-α MDA-MB-231 MDA-MB-468 MCF-7 Liu et al. (2020)