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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. |
| 3400- | TQ, | Chemo, | Thymoquinone Ameliorates Carfilzomib-Induced Renal Impairment by Modulating Oxidative Stress Markers, Inflammatory/Apoptotic Mediators, and Augmenting Nrf2 in Rats |
| - | in-vitro, | Nor, | NA |
| 3397- | TQ, | Thymoquinone: A Promising Therapeutic Agent for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer |
| - | Review, | CRC, | NA |
| 3425- | TQ, | Advances in research on the relationship between thymoquinone and pancreatic cancer |
| 3427- | TQ, | Chemopreventive and Anticancer Effects of Thymoquinone: Cellular and Molecular Targets |
| 3422- | TQ, | Thymoquinone, as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate of Cancers |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3417- | TQ, | Antiproliferative Effects of Thymoquinone in MCF-7 Breast and HepG2 Liver Cancer Cells: Possible Role of Ceramide and ER Stress |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF-7 | - | in-vitro, | Liver, | HepG2 |
| 3416- | TQ, | Thymoquinone induces apoptosis in bladder cancer cell via endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent mitochondrial pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | T24/HTB-9 | - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | 253J | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | SV-HUC-1 |
| 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 |
| 2112- | TQ, | Crude flavonoid extract of the medicinal herb Nigella sativa inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in breastcancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF-7 |
| 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, | MCF-7 | - | 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, | MCF-7 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | A549 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HEK293 |
| 2454- | Trip, | Natural product triptolide induces GSDME-mediated pyroptosis in head and neck cancer through suppressing mitochondrial hexokinase-ΙΙ |
| - | in-vitro, | HNSCC, | HaCaT | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 3790- | UA, | Therapeutic applications of ursolic acid: a comprehensive review and utilization of predictive tools |
| 2411- | UA, | Ursolic acid in health and disease |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 1020- | UA, | Root Bark of Morus alba L. and Its Bioactive Ingredient, Ursolic Acid, Suppress the Proliferation of Multiple Myeloma Cells by Inhibiting Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | RPMI-8226 |
| 5021- | UA, | Anticancer effect of ursolic acid via mitochondria-dependent pathways |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 4869- | Uro, | Urolithin A in Central Nervous System Disorders: Therapeutic Applications and Challenges |
| - | Review, | AD, | NA | - | Review, | Park, | NA | - | Review, | Stroke, | NA |
| 4856- | Uro, | Study on the biological mechanism of urolithin a on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in vitro |
| - | in-vitro, | NPC, | CNE1 | - | in-vitro, | NPC, | CNE2 |
| 4837- | Uro, | Urolithins: The Gut Based Polyphenol Metabolites of Ellagitannins in Cancer Prevention, a Review |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 4854- | Uro, | Urolithins: Emerging natural compound targeting castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) |
| - | Review, | Pca, | NA |
| 1888- | VitB1/Thiamine, | DCA, | High Dose Vitamin B1 Reduces Proliferation in Cancer Cell Lines Analogous to Dichloroacetate |
| - | in-vitro, | PC, | SK-N-BE | - | NA, | PC, | PANC1 |
| 628- | VitC, | Mg, | Enhanced Anticancer Effect of Adding Magnesium to Vitamin C Therapy: Inhibition of Hormetic Response by SVCT-2 Activation |
| - | in-vivo, | Colon, | CT26 | - | in-vitro, | NA, | MCF-7 | - | in-vitro, | NA, | SkBr3 |
| 3109- | VitC, | Vitamin C Inhibited Pulmonary Metastasis through Activating Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H1299 |
| 4187- | VitD3, | Protective effects of vitamin D on neurophysiologic alterations in brain aging: role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) |
| - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 1740- | VitD3, | Vitamin D and Cancer: An Historical Overview of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2279- | VitK2, | Vitamin K2 Induces Mitochondria-Related Apoptosis in Human Bladder Cancer Cells via ROS and JNK/p38 MAPK Signal Pathways |
| - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | T24/HTB-9 | - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | J82 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | HEK293 | - | in-vitro, | Nor, | L02 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 1817- | VitK2, | Research progress on the anticancer effects of vitamin K2 |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 1824- | VitK2, | Vitamin K and its analogs: Potential avenues for prostate cancer management |
| - | Review, | Pca, | NA |
| 1816- | VitK2, | Role of Vitamin K in Selected Malignant Neoplasms in Women |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 1823- | VitK2, | VitK3, | Vitamins K2, K3 and K5 exert antitumor effects on established colorectal cancer in mice by inducing apoptotic death of tumor cells |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | NA | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 1840- | VitK2, | The mechanisms of vitamin K2-induced apoptosis of myeloma cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | NA |
| 1832- | VitK3, | VitC, | Vitamin K3 and vitamin C alone or in combination induced apoptosis in leukemia cells by a similar oxidative stress signalling mechanism |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | K562 |
| 1838- | VitK3, | PDT, | Photodynamic Effects of Vitamin K3 on Cervical Carcinoma Cells Activating Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathways |
| - | in-vitro, | Cerv, | NA |
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