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. 2022 Mar 17;15(3):366. doi: 10.3390/ph15030366

Table A1.

Timeline of biological effects of CBD reported in different pre-clinical experimental models of cancer in vitro.

Time Model Effect CBD Concentration Cellular Target Involved FBS (%) References
200 s MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ [Ca2+]i EC50 0.7 ± 0.1 µM N.E. 10 [9]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ [Ca2+]i 30 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (−)
GPR55 (−)
5 [25]
↑ [Ca2+]m
10 min SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma, human) ↑ p-p42/44 MAPK 10 µM N.E. 10 [44]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↓ ΔΨm 10–100 µM N.E. 5 [25]
20 min Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) Cyt-c release 30 µM N.E.
30 min SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma, human) ↓ p-AKT 10 µM N.E. 10 [44]
EL-4 (thymoma, murine) ↑ ROS 16 µM N.E. 5 [33]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↓ migration IC50 5.05 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (−)
TRPV1 (−)
10 [13]
1 h MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ ROS 10–25 µM N.E. 10 [9]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 30 µM N.E. 5 [25]
EL-4 (thymoma, murine) ↑ apoptosis
(sub-G0/G1)
16 µM N.E. [33]
2 h SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma, human) ↑ LC3-II 10 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (+)
10 [44]
HeLa (cervical cancer, human) ↑ p-p38 MAPK 10 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (+)
Serum-free [39]
↑ p-p42/44 MAPK
EL-4 (thymoma, murine) ↑ ROS 8–16 µM N.E. 5 [33]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↓ migration 10–30 µM N.E. [25]
↑ apoptosis 30–100 µM N.E.
↓ p-mTOR 10 µM N.E. 10 [32]
↓ p-AKT 10 µM N.E. [32]
4 h MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↓ p-AKT 5 µM N.E. 10 [22]
T98G (glioblastoma, human) 20 µM N.E. [19]
U87MG, U118MG (glioblastoma, human) 10 µM N.E. [18]
T98G (glioblastoma, human) ↑ p-p38 MAPK 20 µM N.E. [19]
U87MG, U118MG (glioblastoma, human) 10 µM N.E. [18]
HeLa (cervical cancer, human) N.E. Serum-free [39]
↑ p-p42/44 MAPK N.E.
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ apoptosis 30–100 µM N.E. 5 [25]
↑ LC3-II 30 µM N.E.
6 h Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ apoptosis 30–100 µM N.E. 5 [25]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ ROS 25 µM N.E. Serum-free [14]
Glioma stem-like cells (human) ↑ ULK2
↑ BECN1
↑ ATGs
10 µM N.E. Serum-free [16]
↑ BAX
↑ BAD
↓ BCL2
N.E.
N.E.
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↓ p-AKT 5 µM N.E. 10 [22]
T98G (glioblastoma, human) ↓ ΔΨm 10 µM N.E. 10 [19]
10 h U87MG (glioblastoma, human) Cyt-c release 25 µM N.E. Serum-free [14]
↑ Caspase-8 activity N.E.
12 h HeLa (cervical cancer, human) ↑ p-p38 MAPK 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [39]
↑ p-p42/44 MAPK N.E.
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ Caspase-9 30 µM N.E. 5 [25]
↑ Cleaved/activated Caspase-3 15 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
10 [27]
LNCaP (prostate carcinoma, human)
SW480 (colon carcinoma, human) CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
5
EL-4 (thymoma, murine) ↑ apoptosis
(sub-G0/G1)
12–16 µM N.E. 5 [33]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ ROS 5 µM N.E. 10 [22]
↓ ΔΨm N.E.
LNCaP (prostate carcinoma, human) ↑ Cleaved PARP 15 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (+)
10 [27]
SW480 (colon carcinoma, human) CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
5
16 h Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↓ p-p38 MAPK 5 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (+)
10 [31]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ apoptosis 7.5 µM N.E. 10 [22]
↑ autophagy N.E.
T24 (bladder urothelial carcinoma, human) ↓ migration/invasion 32 µM N.E. 10 [49]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ Caspase-9
↑ Caspase-8
↑ Caspase-3 activity
25 µM N.E. Serum-free [14]
20 h MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↓ invasion 0.1–1.5 µM N.E. 0.1 [20]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ Caspase-8
↑ Caspase-3 activity
25 µM N.E. Serum-free [14]
24 h U87MG, U373MG (glioblastoma, human) ↓ viability/proliferation 25 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (−)
Serum-free [12]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) 20–50 µM N.E. [14]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 5–10 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (−)
TRPV1 (−)
[22]
EL-4 (thymoma, murine) 5 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (−)
[31]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 5 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (−)
HT-29 (colorectal adenocarcinoma, human) 10 µM N.E. 0.5 [38]
SK-N-SH (neuroblastoma, human) 32 µM N.E. 10 [43]
Jurkat, MOLT-3, CCRF-CEM, RS4;11, Reh (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 12–50 µM CB2 (−) 5 [25]
Glioma stem-like cells (human) 10 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (−)
TRPV1 (−)
TRPV2 (+)
Serum-free [16]
DU-145, LNCaP (prostate cancer, human) 5–6 µM N.E. [29]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) 74 µM N.E. 10 [34]
Caco-2, HCT116 (colon adenocarcinoma, human) 10 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (−)
TRPV1 (+)
10 [36]
Gastric cancer cell lines (human) 6–10 µM N.E. [35]
Colorectal cancer cell lines (human) 6–8 µM N.E. Serum-free [37]
U87MG, T98G (glioblastoma, human) IC50 11–13 µM N.E. [17]
T-47D, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 2.2–5 µM N.E. [24]
FaDu, SCC15, Hep2 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) 6–6.5 µM N.E. [50]
SiHa, HeLa, ME-180 (cervical cancer, human) 5–10 µM N.E. [42]
SK-N-SH (neuroblastoma, human) ↓ migration/invasion 32 µM N.E. 10 [43]
U87MG, T98G (glioblastoma, human) 1–9 µM N.E. Serum-free [17]
Ishikawa, PCEM004b (endometrial cancer, human) 12–25 µM N.E. Low [48]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) 4–8 µM N.E. 10 [50]
HeLa (cervical cancer, human) 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [39]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) (G0/G1) cell cycle arrest 63–127 µM N.E. 10 [34]
ASPC1 (pancreatic cancer, human) 40 µM N.E. 10 [47]
Glioma stem-like cells (human) 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [16]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↓ Cyclin D1 7.5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
T-47D, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 5 µM N.E. 10 [24]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) ↓ Cyclin E 31.79–127.2 µM N.E. 10 [34]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ necrosis (PI staining) 25 µM N.E. Serum-free [12]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ apoptosis (Annexin V) 5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ apoptosis (TUNEL) 5 µM CB2 (+) Serum-free [31]
SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma, human) ↑ apoptosis
(sub-G0/G1)
50–100 µM N.E. 10 [44]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) ↑ apoptosis–necrosis (Annexin V-PI) 32–127 µM N.E. 10 [34]
ASPC1 (pancreatic cancer, human) 40 µM N.E. 10 [47]
HL-60 (acute myeloblastic
leukemia, human)
↑ apoptosis 25 µM N.E. 5 [30]
HCT116, DLD-1 (colorectal cancer, human) ↑ apoptosis–necrosis (Annexin V-PI) 6 µM N.E. 10 [37]
AGS, MKN45 (gastric cancer, human) 4–10 µM N.E. [35]
T-47D, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ apoptosis 3–5 µM N.E. [24]
FaDu, SCC15, Hep2 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) ↑ apoptosis–necrosis (Annexin V-PI) 6–10 µM N.E. [50]
SiHa, HeLa, ME-180 (cervical cancer, human) ↑ apoptosis (sub-G0/G1, Annexin V) 10 µM N.E. 10 [42]
SK-N-SH (neuroblastoma, human) apoptosis–necrosis
(Annexin V-7AAD)
32 µM N.E. 10 [43]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ Cleaved
Caspase-7
7.5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) 10 µM N.E. 10 [50]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ Cleaved/activated Caspase-8 5 µM CB2 (+) 10 [31]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 7.5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) 25 µM N.E. Serum-free [14]
HCT116, DLD-1 (colorectal cancer, human) 6 µM N.E. 10 [37]
AGS, MKN45 (gastric cancer, human) 4–10 µM N.E. 10 [35]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) ↑ Cleaved/activated Caspase-3 32–127 µM N.E. 10 [34]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 7.5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) 25 µM N.E. Serum-free [14]
HCT116, DLD-1 (colorectal cancer, human) 6 µM N.E. 10 [37]
AGS, MKN45 (gastric cancer, human) 4–10 µM N.E. [35]
SiHa, HeLa, ME-180 (cervical cancer, human) 10.2 µM N.E. [42]
ASPC1 (pancreatic cancer, human) 40 µM N.E. 10 [47]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) ↑ Cleaved
Caspase-9,
32–127 µM N.E. 10 [34]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 7.5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
HCT116, DLD-1 (colorectal cancer, human) 6 µM N.E. [37]
AGS, MKN45 (gastric cancer, human) 4–10 µM N.E. [35]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ t-Bid 7.5–10 µM N.E. [22]
AGS, MKN45 (gastric cancer, human 4–10 µM N.E. [35]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ Cleaved Beclin1 10 µM N.E. [22]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ Bax N.E. [22]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) N.E. [50]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) 32 µM N.E. 10 [34]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) ↑ Bad N.E.
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) ↓ Bcl-2 N.E.
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) N.E. [50]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) Cyt-C release 2.5–5 µM N.E. [22]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) CB2 (+) 10 [31]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) 63–127 µM N.E. [34]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ Cleaved PARP 5–10 µM N.E. 10 [22]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 2.5–5 µM CB2 (+) 10 [31]
HCT116, DLD-1 (colorectal cancer, human) 6 µM N.E. 5 [37]
AGS, MKN45 (gastric cancer, human) 4–10 µM N.E. [35]
T-47D, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 3 µM N.E. [24]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) 10 µM N.E. [50]
LNCaP (prostate carcinoma, human) 15 µM N.E. [27]
SW480 (colon carcinoma, human) N.E.
Jurkat, MOLT-4 (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↑ ROS 2.5–10 µM N.E. Serum-free [31]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) 32 µM N.E. 10 [34]
MCF-7 (breast cancer, human) ↑ mitochondrial ROS 20 µM N.E. 10 [26]
↑ [Ca2+]m N.E.
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) ↓ ΔΨm 2.5–5 µM N.E. 10 [31]
SGC-7901 (gastric cancer, human) 32 µM N.E. 10 [34]
AGS (gastric cancer, human) 4 µM N.E. 10 [35]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ LC3-II 5 µM N.E. 10 [22]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 10 µM N.E. 5 [25]
Glioma stem-like cells (human) TRPV2 (+) Serum-free [16]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) N.E. 10 [50]
Glioma stem-like cells (human) ↑ Beclin1 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [16]
SCC15 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) N.E. 10 [50]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↓ p-mTOR 5 µM N.E. [22]
T-47D, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 5 µM N.E. [24]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↓ p-AKT 5 µM N.E. [22]
U87MG, T98G (glioblastoma, human) 5–9 µM N.E. Serum-free [17]
U87MG, T98G (glioblastoma, human) ↓ p-p42/44 MAPK 5–9 µM N.E.
AGS (gastric cancer, human) ↑ p-p42/44 MAPK 4 µM N.E. 10 % FBS [35]
48 h U87MG, U373MG (glioblastoma, human) ↓ viability/proliferation 25 µM (daily) N.E. Serum-free [12]
FaDu, SCC15, Hep2 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) 0.1–2 µM N.E. Serum-free [50]
LNCaP (prostate carcinoma, human) IC50 10 µM N.E. 2.5 [27]
SW480 (colon carcinoma, human) IC50 9.4 µM N.E.
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) 10 µM N.E. 10 [19]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 30–100 µM (daily) N.E. 5 [25]
A549, H460, H1792 (lung cancer, human) N.E. 5–10 [41]
A549, H460 (lung cancer, human) IC50 14.2–15.9 µM N.E Serum-free [56]
CCRF-CEM (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 7.8 ± 0.2 μM N.E. 10 [10]
A549, H460, H1792 (lung cancer, human) ↓ migration/invasion 30 µM N.E. Serum-free [41]
HeLa (cervical cancer, human) 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [39]
PCEM004b, PCEM004a (endometrial cancer, human) (G0/G1) cell cycle arrest 25–50 µM (daily) N.E. 10 [48]
MCF-7 (breast cancer, human) (G1/S) cell cycle arrest 10 µM (daily) N.E. 10 [9]
T24 (bladder urothelial carcinoma, human) ↑ apoptosis-necrosis
(Annexin V-PI)
47.7 µM N.E. 10 [49]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) 20 µM N.E. 10 [19]
ASPC1 (pancreatic cancer, human) 40 µM N.E. 10 [47]
U87MG, U118MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ apoptosis
(sub-G0/G1)
5–20 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
10 [18]
SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma, human) 25–100 µM N.E. 10 [44]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) ↑ Caspase-3 10 µM (daily) N.E. 10 [9]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ Cleaved PARP 20 µM N.E. 10 [19]
D425 (medulloblastoma, human) 5 µM N.E. 1.5 [45]
↑ LC3-II N.E.
↑ p-p42/44 MAPK N.E.
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 1.5 µM (daily) N.E. 0.1 [21]
D283 (medulloblastoma, human) ↓ p-p42/44 MAPK 6.5 µM N.E. 1.5 [45]
72 h FaDu, SCC15, Hep2 (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, human) ↓ viability/proliferation 0.03–0.8 µM N.E. Serum-free [50]
U87MG, U373MG (glioblastoma, human) 25 µM (daily) N.E. Serum-free [12]
LNCaP (prostate carcinoma, human) IC50 5.95 µM N.E. 2.5 [27]
SW480 (colon carcinoma, human) IC50 5.06µM N.E. 2.5 [27]
SiHa, HeLa, ME-180 (cervical cancer, human) 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [42]
Endometrial cancer cell lines (human) 7–45 µM (daily) N.E. 10 [48]
19–75 µM N.E. [48]
U87MG (glioblastoma, human) 10 µM N.E. [19]
D283, D425 (medulloblastoma, human) 3–7.5 µM N.E. 1.5 [45]
IC-1425EPN, DKFZ-EP1NS (ependymoma, human) 8–10 µM N.E. 1.5 [45]
DU-145, LNCaP (prostate cancer, human) 25 µM N.E. 10 [29]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 30–100 µM (daily) N.E. 5 [25]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 10–100 µM N.E. 5 [25]
2.5 µM N.E. 1 [32]
6.4 µM N.E. 5 [32]
U251 (glioblastoma, human) 0.6–1.2 µM N.E. 0.1 [15]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 1.5 µM (daily) N.E. 0.1 [21]
U87MG, T98G, HG19 (glioblastoma, human) ↓ migration/invasion 2–3 µM N.E. Serum-free [11]
U251 (glioblastoma, human) 0.1 µM N.E. 0.1 [15]
HeLa, C33A (cervical cancer, human) 10 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (+)
Serum-free [39]
A549 (lung cancer, human) CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (+)
0.1–1 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (+)
Serum-free [40]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 1.5 µM (daily) N.E. 0.1 [21]
Endometrial cancer cell lines (human) ↑ apoptosis (Annexin V-PI) 7–45 µM (daily) N.E. 10 [48]
U87MG, U118MG (glioblastoma, human) ↑ apoptosis
(sub-G0/G1)
5–20 µM CB1 (+)
CB2 (+)
10 [18]
U251 (glioblastoma, human) ↑ apoptosis (Annexin V-PI) 2 µM CB1 (−)
CB2 (−)
0.1 [15]
U251 (glioblastoma, human) (G0/G1) cell cycle arrest 0.4 µM N.E. 0.1 [15]
Jurkat (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, human) 10 µM N.E. Serum-free [32]
HPAFII, ASPC1 (pancreatic cancer, human) GPR55 (+) 10 [46]
PCEM004b, PCEM004a (endometrial cancer, human) ↑ LC3-II 12–25 µM N.E. 10 [48]
96 h U87MG (glioblastoma, human) ↓ viability/proliferation 10 µM N.E. 10 [19]
U87MG, U373MG (glioblastoma, human) 25 µM (daily) N.E. Serum-free [12]
MCF-7 (breast cancer, human) IC50 8.2 µM (daily) N.E. 10 [9]
MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer, human) 10 µM (daily) CB2 (+)
TRPV1 (+)
DU-145 (prostate cancer, human) IC50 20.2 µM (daily) N.E.
Caco-2 (colon adenocarcinoma, human) IC50 7.5 µM (daily) N.E.
AGS (gastric cancer, human) IC50 7.5 µM (daily) N.E.

N.E.: not evaluated; (−): independent; (+): dependent.