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. 2023 Jan 10;12(1):137. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12010137

Table 1.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) with anticancer properties.

Compound Mechanism of Action Cell Line Reference
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Modulation of NFκB-signaling, ROS formation HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell line, A549 and H460 non-small lung cancer cell lines [53,54]
Disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential Burkitt lymphoma cell lines [55]
Fluoxetine Modulation of NFκB-signaling CL1-5-F4 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line [56]
OVCAR-3 human epithelial ovarian cancer cell line [57]
Modulation of AKT/mTOR pathway A549 and H460 non-small lung cancer cell lines [58]
Disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential HT29 and CaCo-2 human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines, Burkitt lymphoma cell lines [56,59]
Mitochondrial Ca2+-overload HeLa human cervical carcinoma cell line [60]
Paroxetine Modulation of AKT-signaling HCT116 and HT29 human colon adenocarcinoma [61]
Disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential Burkitt lymphoma cell lines [55]
Sertraline Modulation of mTOR signaling MCF-7 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line [62]
SGC-7901/DDP gastric cancer cell line [63]
Modulation of AKT signaling A375 human melanoma cell line [64]
Ca2+-overload, ROS formation Prostate cancer cell lines [65,66]
MG63 human osteosarcoma cell line [67]