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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. |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | BT474 |
| 310- | Api, | Apigenin inhibits renal cell carcinoma cell proliferation |
| - | vitro+vivo, | RCC, | ACHN | - | in-vitro, | RCC, | 786-O | - | in-vitro, | RCC, | Caki-1 | - | in-vitro, | RCC, | HK-2 |
| 178- | Api, | Autophagy inhibition enhances apigenin-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells |
| - | in-vivo, | BC, | MDA-MB-231 | - | in-vitro, | BC, | T47D |
| 206- | Api, | Inhibition of glutamine utilization sensitizes lung cancer cells to apigenin-induced apoptosis resulting from metabolic and oxidative stress |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H1299 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H460 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | A549 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 | - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | A375 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H2030 | - | in-vitro, | CRC, | SW480 |
| 180- | Api, | Induction of caspase-dependent apoptosis by apigenin by inhibiting STAT3 signaling in HER2-overexpressing MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MDA-MB-231 |
| 179- | Api, | Apigenin induces caspase-dependent apoptosis by inhibiting signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling in HER2-overexpressing SKBR3 breast cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | SkBr3 |
| 270- | Api, | Apigenin induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells and exhibits anti-leukemic activity in vivo via inactivation of Akt and activation of JNK |
| - | in-vivo, | AML, | U937 |
| 268- | Api, | Induction of apoptosis by apigenin and related flavonoids through cytochrome c release and activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3 in leukaemia HL-60 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | HL-60 |
| 173- | Api, | Apigenin-induced apoptosis is enhanced by inhibition of autophagy formation in HCT116 human colon cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Colon, | HCT116 |
| 243- | Api, | Apigenin Attenuates Melanoma Cell Migration by Inducing Anoikis through Integrin and Focal Adhesion Kinase Inhibition |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | A375 | - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | A2058 |
| 242- | Api, | Apigenin inhibits proliferation and invasion, and induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human melanoma cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | A375 | - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | C8161 |
| 240- | Api, | The flavonoid apigenin reduces prostate cancer CD44(+) stem cell survival and migration through PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling |
| - | in-vitro, | Pca, | PC3 | - | in-vitro, | Pca, | CD44+ |
| 2632- | Api, | Apigenin inhibits migration and induces apoptosis of human endometrial carcinoma Ishikawa cells via PI3K-AKT-GSK-3β pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress |
| - | in-vitro, | EC, | NA |
| 2634- | Api, | Apigenin induces both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis in human colon carcinoma HCT-116 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 |
| 2637- | Api, | Apigenin Alleviates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis in INS-1 β-Cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Diabetic, | NA |
| 2639- | Api, | Plant flavone apigenin: An emerging anticancer agent |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2640- | Api, | Apigenin: A Promising Molecule for Cancer Prevention |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3382- | ART/DHA, | Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge? |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3391- | ART/DHA, | Antitumor Activity of Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: From a Well-Known Antimalarial Agent to a Potential Anticancer Drug |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 2323- | ART/DHA, | Dihydroartemisinin represses esophageal cancer glycolysis by down-regulating pyruvate kinase M2 |
| - | in-vitro, | ESCC, | Eca109 | - | in-vitro, | ESCC, | EC9706 |
| 2321- | ART/DHA, | Dihydroartemisinin mediating PKM2-caspase-8/3-GSDME axis for pyroptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| - | in-vitro, | ESCC, | Eca109 | - | in-vitro, | ESCC, | EC9706 |
| 2576- | ART/DHA, | AL, | The Synergistic Anticancer Effect of Artesunate Combined with Allicin in Osteosarcoma Cell Line in Vitro and in Vivo |
| - | in-vitro, | OS, | MG63 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 4278- | ART/DHA, | Artemisinin Ameliorates the Neurotoxic Effect of 3-Nitropropionic Acid: A Possible Involvement of the ERK/BDNF/Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway |
| - | in-vivo, | Var, | NA |
| 5131- | ART/DHA, | Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) induces caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in human lung adenocarcinoma ASTC-a-1 cells |
| - | in-vitro, | NSCLC, | ASTC-a-1 |
| 5130- | ART/DHA, | Dihydroartemisinin Induces Apoptosis in Human Bladder Cancer Cell Lines Through Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondrial Membrane Potential, and Cytochrome C Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | T24/HTB-9 |
| 573- | ART/DHA, | Artesunate suppresses tumor growth and induces apoptosis through the modulation of multiple oncogenic cascades in a chronic myeloid leukemia xenograft mouse model |
| - | vitro+vivo, | AML, | NA |
| 565- | ART/DHA, | Artesunate as an Anti-Cancer Agent Targets Stat-3 and Favorably Suppresses Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| - | in-vitro, | HCC, | NA |
| 566- | ART/DHA, | 2DG, | Dihydroartemisinin inhibits glucose uptake and cooperates with glycolysis inhibitor to induce apoptosis in non-small cell lung carcinoma cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | A549 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | PC9 |
| 569- | ART/DHA, | Dihydroartemisinin exhibits anti-glioma stem cell activity through inhibiting p-AKT and activating caspase-3 |
| - | in-vitro, | GBM, | NA |
| 1079- | ART/DHA, | Artesunate inhibits the growth and induces apoptosis of human gastric cancer cells by downregulating COX-2 |
| - | in-vitro, | GC, | BGC-823 | - | in-vitro, | GC, | HGC27 | - | in-vitro, | GC, | MGC803 |
| 1369- | Ash, | Withaferin A inhibits cell proliferation of U266B1 and IM-9 human myeloma cells by inducing intrinsic apoptosis |
| - | in-vitro, | Melanoma, | U266 |
| - | in-vitro, | AML, | HL-60 |
| 1372- | Ash, | Withaferin-A Induces Apoptosis in Osteosarcoma U2OS Cell Line via Generation of ROS and Disruption of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential |
| - | in-vitro, | OS, | U2OS |
| 1363- | Ash, | doxoR, | Withaferin A Synergizes the Therapeutic Effect of Doxorubicin through ROS-Mediated Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer |
| - | in-vitro, | Ovarian, | A2780S | - | in-vitro, | Ovarian, | CaOV3 | - | in-vivo, | NA, | NA |
| 1364- | Ash, | Withaferin a Triggers Apoptosis and DNA Damage in Bladder Cancer J82 Cells through Oxidative Stress |
| - | in-vitro, | Bladder, | J82 |
| 1367- | Ash, | An anti-cancerous protein fraction from Withania somnifera induces ROS-dependent mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in human MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MDA-MB-231 |
| 3155- | Ash, | Overview of the anticancer activity of withaferin A, an active constituent of the Indian ginseng Withania somnifera |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3160- | Ash, | Withaferin A: A Pleiotropic Anticancer Agent from the Indian Medicinal Plant Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3162- | Ash, | Molecular insights into cancer therapeutic effects of the dietary medicinal phytochemical withaferin A |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3164- | Ash, | Withaferin A alleviates fulminant hepatitis by targeting macrophage and NLRP3 |
| - | in-vitro, | Nor, | NA |
| 3166- | Ash, | Exploring the Multifaceted Therapeutic Potential of Withaferin A and Its Derivatives |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 3167- | Ash, | Withaferin A Inhibits the Proteasome Activity in Mesothelioma In Vitro and In Vivo |
| - | in-vitro, | MM, | H226 |
| 3163- | Ash, | Rad, | Withaferin A, a steroidal lactone, selectively protects normal lymphocytes against ionizing radiation induced apoptosis and genotoxicity via activation of ERK/Nrf-2/HO-1 axis |
| - | in-vitro, | Var, | NA |
| 5389- | AsP, | Tras, | ASCORBYL PALMITATE ENHANCES ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE EFFECT OF TRASTUZUMAB IN HER2-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | NA |
| 4819- | ASTX, | Astaxanthin Induces Apoptosis in MCF-7 Cells through a p53-Dependent Pathway |
| - | in-vitro, | BC, | MCF7 |
| 4816- | ASTX, | Potent carotenoid astaxanthin expands the anti-cancer activity of cisplatin in human prostate cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Pca, | NA |
| 4806- | ASTX, | Astaxanthin's Impact on Colorectal Cancer: Examining Apoptosis, Antioxidant Enzymes, and Gene Expression |
| - | in-vitro, | CRC, | HCT116 |
| 4805- | ASTX, | Astaxanthin promotes apoptosis by suppressing growth signaling pathways in HT-29 colorectal cancer cells |
| - | in-vitro, | Colon, | HT29 |
| 5362- | AV, | Anti-cancer effects of aloe-emodin: a systematic review |
| - | Review, | Var, | NA |
| 5365- | AV, | Aloe Vera Polysaccharides as Therapeutic Agents: Benefits Versus Side Effects in Biomedical Applications |
| - | Review, | Nor, | NA | - | Review, | IBD, | NA | - | Review, | Diabetic, | NA |
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