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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. |
| 1140- | SIL, | Silibinin-mediated metabolic reprogramming attenuates pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia and tumor growth |
| - | in-vitro, | PC, | AsPC-1 | - | in-vivo, | PC, | NA | - | in-vitro, | PC, | MIA PaCa-2 | - | in-vitro, | PC, | PANC1 | - | in-vitro, | PC, | Bxpc-3 |
| 978- | SIL, | A comprehensive evaluation of the therapeutic potential of silibinin: a ray of hope in cancer treatment |
| - | Review, | NA, | NA |
| 2416- | SK, | Shikonin induces cell death by inhibiting glycolysis in human testicular cancer I-10 and seminoma TCAM-2 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Testi, | TCAM-2 |
| 2355- | SK, | Pharmacological properties and derivatives of shikonin-A review in recent years |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2232- | SK, | Shikonin Induces Autophagy and Apoptosis in Esophageal Cancer EC9706 Cells by Regulating the AMPK/mTOR/ULK Axis |
| - | in-vitro, | ESCC, | EC9706 |
| 2231- | SK, | Shikonin Exerts Cytotoxic Effects in Human Colon Cancers by Inducing Apoptotic Cell Death via the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria-Mediated Pathways |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | SNU-407 |
| 2197- | SK, | Shikonin derivatives for cancer prevention and therapy |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2228- | SK, | Shikonin induced Apoptosis Mediated by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Colorectal Cancer Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT15 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 2188- | SK, | Molecular mechanism of shikonin inhibiting tumor growth and potential application in cancer treatment |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2229- | SK, | Shikonin induces apoptosis and prosurvival autophagy in human melanoma A375 cells via ROS-mediated ER stress and p38 pathways |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | A375 |
| 2219- | SK, | Shikonin induces apoptosis of HaCaT cells via the mitochondrial, Erk and Akt pathways |
| - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HaCaT |
| 2217- | SK, | Shikonin Inhibits Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis to Attenuate Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Activating the Sirt1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway |
| - | in-vivo, | Nor, | NA | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HK-2 |
| 2218- | SK, | Shikonin Alleviates Endothelial Cell Injury Induced by ox-LDL via AMPK/Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HUVECs |
| 3044- | SK, | Shikonin Inhibits Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer H1299 Cell Growth through Survivin Signaling Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H1299 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H460 |
| 3043- | SK, | Shikonin Induces Apoptosis by Inhibiting Phosphorylation of IGF-1 Receptor in Myeloma Cells. |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | RPMI-8226 |
| 3047- | SK, | Shikonin suppresses colon cancer cell growth and exerts synergistic effects by regulating ADAM17 and the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | SW48 |
| 1280- | SK, | Shikonin Induces Apoptotic Cell Death via Regulation of p53 and Nrf2 in AGS Human Stomach Carcinoma Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | GC, | AGS |
| 1312- | SK, | Shikonin induces apoptosis through reactive oxygen species/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway in osteosarcoma cells |
| - | in-vitro, | OS, | 143B |
| 5100- | SK, | Shikonin-induced necroptosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via ROS overproduction and upregulation of RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL expression |
| - | vitro+vivo, | NPC, | NA |
| 1062- | SSE, | Sodium Selenite Decreased HDAC Activity, Cell Proliferation and Induced Apoptosis in Three Human Glioblastoma Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | GBM, | LN229 | - | in-vitro, | GBM, | T98G | - | in-vitro, | GBM, | U87MG |
| 1002- | SSE, | Osi, | Adag, | Selenite as a dual apoptotic and ferroptotic agent synergizes with EGFR and KRAS inhibitors with epigenetic interference |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H1975 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H385 |
| 5080- | SSE, | Sodium Selenite Regulates the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Gastric Cancer Cells by Suppressing the Expression of LncRNA HOXB-AS1 |
| - | in-vitro, | GC, | HGC27 | - | in-vitro, | GC, | NCI-N87 |
| 5075- | SSE, | Sodium selenite inhibits proliferation and metastasis through ROS‐mediated NF‐κB signaling in renal cell carcinoma |
| - | vitro+vivo, | RCC, | 786-O |
| 5111- | SSE, | Sodium selenite induces apoptosis via ROS-mediated NF-κB signaling and activation of the Bax-caspase-9-caspase-3 axis in 4T1 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | 4T1 |
| 5105- | SSE, | Sodium selenite induces apoptosis by generation of superoxide via the mitochondrial-dependent pathway in human prostate cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Pca, | LNCaP |
| 6431- | T4O, | Terpinen-4-ol Induces Apoptosis in Human Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo |
| - | vitro+vivo, | NSCLC, | A549 |
| 3950- | Taur, | Taurine Supplementation as a Neuroprotective Strategy upon Brain Dysfunction in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes |
| - | Review, | Diabetic, | NA | - | Review, | Stroke, | NA | - | Review, | AD, | NA |
| 5339- | TFdiG, | Pre-treated theaflavin-3,3′-digallate has a higher inhibitory effect on the HCT116 cell line |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 |
| 5327- | TFdiG, | Theaflavin-3, 3'-digallate induces apoptosis and G2 cell cycle arrest through the Akt/MDM2/p53 pathway in cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer A2780/CP70 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Ovarian, | A2780S |
| 5331- | TFdiG, | Anti-Cancer Properties of Theaflavins |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 5332- | TFdiG, | Theaflavin-3,3′-digallate triggers apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells via the caspase pathway |
| - | vitro+vivo, | OS, | 143B | - | in-vitro, | OS, | U2OS |
| 5334- | TFdiG, | Theaflavin inhibits the malignant phenotype of human anaplastic thyroid cancer 8305C cells by regulating lipid metabolism via PI3K/AKT signaling |
| - | in-vitro, | Thyroid, | 8505C |
| 2112- | TQ, | Crude flavonoid extract of the medicinal herb Nigella sativa inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in breastcancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF7 |
| 2123- | TQ, | Thymoquinone suppresses growth and induces apoptosis via generation of reactive oxygen species in primary effusion lymphoma |
| - | in-vitro, | lymphoma, | PEL |
| 2120- | TQ, | Thymoquinone induces apoptosis of human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells through ROS-mediated suppression of STAT3 |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | A431 |
| 2114- | TQ, | Anti-Aging Effect of Nigella Sativa Fixed Oil on D-Galactose-Induced Aging in Mice |
| - | in-vivo, | Nor, | NA |
| 2132- | TQ, | Thymoquinone treatment modulates the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and abrogates the inflammatory response in an animal model of lung fibrosis |
| - | in-vivo, | Nor, | NA |
| 2133- | TQ, | CUR, | Cisplatin, | Thymoquinone and curcumin combination protects cisplatin-induced kidney injury, nephrotoxicity by attenuating NFκB, KIM-1 and ameliorating Nrf2/HO-1 signalling |
| - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HEK293 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 2097- | TQ, | Crude extract of Nigella sativa inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Cerv, | HeLa |
| 2083- | TQ, | Thymoquinone inhibits proliferation in gastric cancer via the STAT3 pathway in vivo and in vitro |
| - | in-vitro, | GC, | HGC27 | - | in-vitro, | GC, | BGC-823 | - | in-vitro, | GC, | SGC-7901 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 2085- | TQ, | Anticancer Activities of Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin) |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2091- | TQ, | Determination of anti-cancer effects of Nigella sativa seed oil on MCF7 breast and AGS gastric cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF7 | - | in-vitro, | GC, | AGS |
| 2093- | TQ, | Regulation of NF-κB Expression by Thymoquinone; A Role in Regulating Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Programmed Cell Death in Hepatic Cancer Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Liver, | HepG2 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | NA |
| 2095- | TQ, | Review on the Potential Therapeutic Roles of Nigella sativa in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer: Involvement of Apoptosis |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2108- | TQ, | Anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of thymoquinone, the major active ingredient of Nigella sativa |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2109- | TQ, | Thymoquinone Induces Mitochondria-Mediated Apoptosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Vitro |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | CEM |
| 2110- | TQ, | Nigella sativa seed oil suppresses cell proliferation and induces ROS dependent mitochondrial apoptosis through p53 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells |
| - | in-vitro, | HCC, | HepG2 | - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF7 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | A549 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HEK293 |
| 4173- | TQ, | Thymoquinone Can Improve Neuronal Survival and Promote Neurogenesis in Rat Hippocampal Neurons |
| - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 3554- | TQ, | Neuroprotective efficacy of thymoquinone against amyloid beta-induced neurotoxicity in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cholinergic neurons |
| - | in-vitro, | AD, | NA |
| 3559- | TQ, | Molecular signaling pathway targeted therapeutic potential of thymoquinone in Alzheimer’s disease |
| - | Review, | AD, | NA | - | Review, | Var, | NA |
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