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| Also known as CP32. Cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3 (Caspase-3) is a common key protein in the apoptosis and pyroptosis pathways, and when activated, the expression level of tumor suppressor gene Gasdermin E (GSDME) determines the mechanism of tumor cell death. As a key protein of apoptosis, caspase-3 can also cleave GSDME and induce pyroptosis. Loss of caspase activity is an important cause of tumor progression. Many anticancer strategies rely on the promotion of apoptosis in cancer cells as a means to shrink tumors. Crucial for apoptotic function are executioner caspases, most notably caspase-3, that proteolyze a variety of proteins, inducing cell death. Paradoxically, overexpression of procaspase-3 (PC-3), the low-activity zymogen precursor to caspase-3, has been reported in a variety of cancer types. Until recently, this counterintuitive overexpression of a pro-apoptotic protein in cancer has been puzzling. Recent studies suggest subapoptotic caspase-3 activity may promote oncogenic transformation, a possible explanation for the enigmatic overexpression of PC-3. Herein, the overexpression of PC-3 in cancer and its mechanistic basis is reviewed; collectively, the data suggest the potential for exploitation of PC-3 overexpression with PC-3 activators as a targeted anticancer strategy. Caspase 3 is the main effector caspase and has a key role in apoptosis. In many types of cancer, including breast, lung, and colon cancer, caspase-3 expression is reduced or absent. On the other hand, some studies have shown that high levels of caspase-3 expression can be associated with a better prognosis in certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer. This suggests that caspase-3 may play a role in the elimination of cancer cells, and that therapies aimed at activating caspase-3 may be effective in treating certain types of cancer. Procaspase-3 is a apoptotic marker protein. Prognostic significance: • High Cas3 expression: Associated with good prognosis and increased sensitivity to chemotherapy in breast, gastric, lung, and pancreatic cancers. • Low Cas3 expression: Linked to poor prognosis and increased risk of recurrence in colorectal, hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian, and prostate cancers. |
| 1745- | RosA, | Rosmarinic acid and its derivatives: Current insights on anticancer potential and other biomedical applications |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA | - | Review, | AD, | NA |
| 7378- | RS, | Reserpine inhibits DNA repair, cell proliferation, invasion and induces apoptosis in oral carcinogenesis via modulation of TGF-β signaling |
| 7951- | RT, | BuckWS, | The anticancer potential of the dietary polyphenol rutin: Current status, challenges, and perspectives |
| - | Review, | Nor, | NA |
| 7954- | RT, | Rutin : therapeutic potential and recent advances in drug delivery |
| - | Review, | Nor, | NA | - | Review, | IBD, | NA |
| 323- | Sal, | AgNPs, | Combination of salinomycin and silver nanoparticles enhances apoptosis and autophagy in human ovarian cancer cells: an effective anticancer therapy |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MDA-MB-231 | - | in-vitro, | Ovarian, | A2780S |
| 4905- | Sal, | Salinomycin as a drug for targeting human cancer stem cells |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 4906- | Sal, | A Concise Review of Prodigious Salinomycin and Its Derivatives Effective in Treatment of Breast Cancer: (2012–2022) |
| - | Review, | BC, | NA |
| 5126- | Sal, | Salinomycin induces calpain and cytochrome c-mediated neuronal cell death |
| 1307- | SANG, | Sanguinarine induces apoptosis of HT-29 human colon cancer cells via the regulation of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-9-dependent pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HT-29 |
| 6442- | SAO, | Medicinal properties of alpha-santalol, a naturally occurring constituent of sandalwood oil: review |
| - | Review, | RCC, | NA |
| 6443- | SAO, | α-Santalol, a derivative of sandalwood oil, induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells by causing caspase-3 activation |
| - | in-vitro, | Pca, | PC3 |
| 6445- | SAO, | Antineoplastic Effects of α-Santalol on Estrogen Receptor-Positive and Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer Cells through Cell Cycle Arrest at G2/M Phase and Induction of Apoptosis |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MDA-MB-231 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | MCF10 | - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF-10AT |
| 1388- | Sco, | Scoulerine promotes cell viability reduction and apoptosis by activating ROS-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress in colorectal cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | NA |
| 1403- | SDT, | BBR, | From 2D to 3D In Vitro World: Sonodynamically-Induced Prooxidant Proapoptotic Effects of C60-Berberine Nanocomplex on Cancer Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Cerv, | HeLa | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | LLC1 |
| 4484- | Se, | Chit, | PEG, | Anti-cancer potential of selenium-chitosan-polyethylene glycol-carvacrol nanocomposites in multiple myeloma U266 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | U266 |
| 4486- | Se, | Chit, | Selenium-Modified Chitosan Induces HepG2 Cell Apoptosis and Differential Protein Analysis |
| - | in-vitro, | Liver, | HepG2 |
| 4504- | SeNPs, | Chit, | FA, | doxoR, | pH-responsive selenium nanoparticles stabilized by folate-chitosan delivering doxorubicin for overcoming drug-resistant cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Var, | NA |
| 4469- | SeNPs, | Selenium Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy: Unveiling Cytotoxic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3656- | SFN, | Chronic diseases, inflammation, and spices: how are they linked? |
| - | Review, | AD, | NA |
| - | in-vitro, | PC, | MIA PaCa-2 | - | in-vitro, | PC, | PANC1 |
| 2448- | SFN, | Sulforaphane and bladder cancer: a potential novel antitumor compound |
| - | Review, | Bladder, | NA |
| 1315- | SFN, | Sulforaphane Induces Apoptosis of Acute Human Leukemia Cells Through Modulation of Bax, Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | K562 |
| 1459- | SFN, | AF, | Auranofin Enhances Sulforaphane-Mediated Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Hep3B Cells through Inactivation of the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Liver, | Hep3B | - | in-vitro, | Liver, | HepG2 |
| 1469- | SFN, | Sulforaphane enhances the therapeutic potential of TRAIL in prostate cancer orthotopic model through regulation of apoptosis, metastasis, and angiogenesis |
| - | in-vitro, | Pca, | PC3 | - | in-vitro, | Pca, | LNCaP | - | in-vivo, | Pca, | NA |
| 1467- | SFN, | Sulforaphane generates reactive oxygen species leading to mitochondrial perturbation for apoptosis in human leukemia U937 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | U937 |
| 1464- | SFN, | d,l-Sulforaphane Induces ROS-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Gliomablastoma Cells by Inactivating STAT3 Signaling Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | GBM, | NA |
| 1463- | SFN, | Sulforaphane induces reactive oxygen species-mediated mitotic arrest and subsequent apoptosis in human bladder cancer 5637 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | 5637 |
| 1458- | SFN, | Sulforaphane Impact on Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Bladder Carcinoma |
| - | Review, | Bladder, | NA |
| 1456- | SFN, | Sulforaphane regulates cell proliferation and induces apoptotic cell death mediated by ROS-cell cycle arrest in pancreatic cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | PC, | MIA PaCa-2 | - | in-vitro, | PC, | PANC1 |
| 1434- | SFN, | GEM, | Sulforaphane Potentiates Gemcitabine-Mediated Anti-Cancer Effects against Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Inhibiting HDAC Activity |
| - | in-vitro, | CCA, | HuCCT1 | - | in-vitro, | CCA, | HuH28 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 1474- | SFN, | Sulforaphane induces p53‑deficient SW480 cell apoptosis via the ROS‑MAPK signaling pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Colon, | SW480 |
| 1508- | SFN, | Nrf2 targeting by sulforaphane: A potential therapy for cancer treatment |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 1494- | SFN, | doxoR, | Sulforaphane potentiates anticancer effects of doxorubicin and attenuates its cardiotoxicity in a breast cancer model |
| - | in-vivo, | BC, | NA | - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF7 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | MCF10 |
| - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | T24/HTB-9 |
| 1481- | SFN, | docx, | Combination of Low-Dose Sulforaphane and Docetaxel on Mitochondrial Function and Metabolic Reprogramming in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines |
| - | in-vitro, | Pca, | LNCaP | - | in-vitro, | Pca, | PC3 |
| 1477- | SFN, | Sulforaphane Induces Oxidative Stress and Death by p53-Independent Mechanism: Implication of Impaired Glutathione Recycling |
| - | in-vitro, | OS, | MG63 |
| 1730- | SFN, | Sulforaphane: An emergent anti-cancer stem cell agent |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 1732- | SFN, | Sulforaphane, a Dietary Component of Broccoli/Broccoli Sprouts, Inhibits Breast Cancer Stem Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF7 | - | in-vitro, | BC, | SUM159 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 1733- | SFN, | Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Inhibition Provides Opportunities for Targeted Therapy by Sulforaphane in Regulating Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cell Self-Renewal |
| - | in-vitro, | PC, | PanCSC | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HPNE | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HNPSC |
| 1726- | SFN, | Sulforaphane: A Broccoli Bioactive Phytocompound with Cancer Preventive Potential |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3301- | SIL, | Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3296- | SIL, | Silibinin induces oral cancer cell apoptosis and reactive oxygen species generation by activating the JNK/c-Jun pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Oral, | Ca9-22 | - | in-vivo, | Oral, | YD10B |
| 3293- | SIL, | Silymarin (milk thistle extract) as a therapeutic agent in gastrointestinal cancer |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3289- | SIL, | Silymarin: a promising modulator of apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3288- | SIL, | Silymarin in cancer therapy: Mechanisms of action, protective roles in chemotherapy-induced toxicity, and nanoformulations |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3648- | SIL, | Silymarin/Silybin and Chronic Liver Disease: A Marriage of Many Years |
| - | Review, | NA, | NA |
| 3313- | SIL, | Silymarin attenuates post-weaning bisphenol A-induced renal injury by suppressing ferroptosis and amyloidosis through Kim-1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling modulation in male Wistar rats |
| - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 3325- | SIL, | Modulatory effect of silymarin on pulmonary vascular dysfunction through HIF-1α-iNOS following rat lung ischemia-reperfusion injury |
| - | in-vivo, | Nor, | NA |
| 3316- | SIL, | Chemo, | Silymarin Nanoparticles Counteract Cognitive Impairment Induced by Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in Rats; Insights into Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Nrf2/HO-1 Axis |
| 109- | SIL, | Silibinin induces apoptosis through inhibition of the mTOR-GLI1-BCL2 pathway in renal cell carcinoma |
| - | vitro+vivo, | RCC, | 769-P | - | in-vitro, | RCC, | 786-O | - | in-vitro, | RCC, | ACHN | - | in-vitro, | RCC, | OS-RC-2 |
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