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Table 3 Relevant researches of NCTD against invasion and metastasis for multiple cell lines in different cancer models

From: Insight into norcantharidin, a small-molecule synthetic compound with potential multi-target anticancer activities

Cancers

Cell lines

Basic mechanisms

Pathways

Accompanying roles

Experiment

References

Gallbladder cancer

GBC-SD

Upregulating TIMP-2 and MMP-2/TIMP-2 ratio, downregulating MMP-2

  

In vitro

[142]

Colorectal cancer

CT26

Downregulating MMP-9 and gelatinase; inhibiting the DNA-binding activity of Sp1

Inhibiting Sp1 transcriptional activity

 

In vitro

[77]

HT-29

WiDr

Downregulating αvβ6, MMP-3, MMP-9, N-cadherin, vimentin, p-ERK, p-Ets1; up-regulating E-cadherin

Inhibiting EMT by blocking αvβ6-ERK-Ets1 signaling pathway

  

[78]

CT26

Down-expressing MMP-2, -9 and Desmoglein, N-cadherin, α- and β-catenin; reducing pulmonary metastasis.

 

Prolonging mice survival

In vitro

In vivo

[74]

NSCLC

A549

PC9

Inhibiting migration; enhancing the anticancer effects of gefitinib and cisplatin

Not altering p-EGFR

With gefitinib and cisplatin synergistic effect

In vitro

[54]

A549

H1299

Calu6

Interfering the YAP-mediated cell progression and metastasis; inhibiting EMT, motile, invasion via enhancing E-cadherin and decreasing fibronectin/vimentin; repressing YAP and its downstream CYR61, CTGF

Repressing YAP signal pathway

  

[80]

A549

Suppressing migration

Inhibiting p-Akt, NF-κB

With trichostatin A, celecoxib, lovastatin, synergistic effect

In vitro

Ex vivo

[156]

Breast cancer

MCF-7

Inhibiting adhesion and migration, repressing cell adhesion to platelets via downregulating α2 integrin

Activating protein kinase C pathway via PP2A inhibition. via protein kinase C pathway-dependent, downregulation of α2 integrin

 

In vitro

[63]

Hepatocellular cancer

Huh7

SK-Hep1

Downregulating MMP-9, u-PA, p-ERK1/2, NF-kB, FAK; upregulating PAI-1 and TIMP-1

Inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and NF-kB signaling pathway

 

In vitro

[170]

SMMC-7721, MHCC-97H

Suppressing cell motility and invasiveness; up-regulating FAM46C; suppressing TGF-β/Smad signaling, EMT

Up-regulating FAM46C via brocking EMT process and TGF-β/Smad signaling

  

[9]

HCCLM3

SMMC-7721

Inhibiting IL-6-induced EMT and cell invasiveness, and JAK/STAT3/TWIST signaling

Inhibiting IL-6-induced EMT via JAK2/STAT3/TWIST signaling

  

[81]

Osteosarcoma

MG63

HOS

Inhibiting the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9

  

In vitro

In vivo

[22]

Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB)

 

Inhibiting the EMT process

Modulating the miR-30a/MTDH/AKT cell signaling pathway

 

In vitro

[169]