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Table 6 Information on G. lucidum for the treatment of GI cancer

From: A review of anti-tumour effects of Ganoderma lucidum in gastrointestinal cancer

Cancer

G. lucidum

Cell type

Effects

Target/Mechanisms

Refs.

ESCC

G. lucidum spore powder

KYSE140 KYSE510

Anti-proliferation, anti-metastasis

PI3K/AKT/mTOR, Erk signaling pathways

[96]

ESCC

GA-D

EC9706

Eca109

Anti-proliferation, pro-apoptosis, pro-autophagy

mTOR signal transduction pathway

[38]

GC

GLP

MKN28 NCI-N87

AGS

Anti-proliferation, pro-apoptosis

Bcl-2/pro-caspase-3 cleaved-PARP/LC3-II/p62

[14]

GC

Cotreatment of GLE and QCT

SNU719

MKN1-EBV

Pro-apoptosis, anti-viral

Bcl-2/caspase 3/CYCS/EBV

[97]

GC

MGL

AGS

Anti-cancer

LC3-II/p62

[98]

GC

MGL

AGS

Anti-autophagy

LC3-II

[99]

GC

EGL

AGS

Pro-apoptosis

AKT signal pathway

[100]

GC

EGL

AGS

Anti-invasion

MMP-2/MMP-9

[101]

CCA

Supercritical-CO2 extract of G. lucidum spores

TFK-1

Anti-migration

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition

[102]

Hepatoma

Supercritical fluid extract of G. lucidum

BEL-7402

Anti-proliferation, pro-apoptosis

Blocking cell cycle

[103]

Hepatoma

GA

BEL7402

Anti-proliferation

Blocking cell cycle

[27]

HCC

GLP, ginsenoside Rg3, and oridonin

Huh7 HepG2

Pro-immune regulation, anti-proliferation

p-EGFR and AKT/GSK3 signaling pathways

[104]

HCC

GLP

SK-HEP-1 Huh-7

Anti-proliferation, anti-migration

PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

[105]

HCC

GLSP

SW1116

Pro-apoptosis

Regulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

[106]

HCC

GL-PP

Huh7

Anti-migration, pro-apoptosis

No data

[107]

HCC

GLP

HepG2

Anti-proliferation, anti-migration

VEGF

[108]

HCC

GA-A

HepG2 SMMC7721

Anti-metastasis

Cyclin D1/p21/cleaved caspase 3

[29]

HCC

LAB

HepG2

Anti-invasion

ERK1/2/AP-1/ NF-κB /MMP-9

[54]

HCC

GLE

HepG2

Anti-proliferation, anti-metastasis

ERK1/2/c-Jun/c-Fos/AKT/MMP-2/MMP-9

[109]

Colon cancer

AGA

SW620

SW480

HT29

Anti-proliferation, anti-migration

P21/p53-dependent and independent manner

[110]

Colon cancer

EGLP

HCT116

Pro-apoptosis

Bax/p-ERK/cleaved caspase-3/Bcl-2/p-AKT1/COX-2

[75]

Colon cancer

GLT

HT-29

Pro-autophagy

Beclin-1/LC-3/p38 MAPK

[111]

CRC

WGL

HCT116

Anti-proliferation, pro-apoptosis

Cyclin A/B1/p21/p27

[70]

CRC

GLE

HCT116

Anti-proliferation, pro-apoptosis, pro-autophagy

Bcl-2/Bax/cleaved caspase-3/PARP

[112]

CRC

GA-Me

HCT116

Anti-proliferation, pro-apoptosis

AKT signal pathway

[41]

CRC

GLP

HCT116

Anti-proliferation, anti-migration, pro-apoptosis

caspase-8/Fas/caspase-3

[73]

CRC

EGL

HCT116

Anti-migration

E-cadherin/MMP-1/ MMP-2

[113]

CRC

GLP

LoVo

Anti-migration, pro-apoptosis

Fas/caspase-3/PARP

[114]

CRC

GLP

HT-29

HCT116

Pro-apoptosis

MAPK/ERK signaling pathway

[71]

CRC

GLR

HT29 HCT116

Anti-proliferative, anti-colony formation

ERK1/2/AP-1/NF-κB /MMP-9

[77]

  1. ESCC Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; GLE G. lucidum fruiting body; QCT Quercetin; GLSP, G. lucidum spore polysaccharide; EGLP G. lucidum polysaccharide enzymatic hydrolysate; MGL methanolic extract of G. lucidum; GLR G. lucidum ribonuclease; EGL ethanol extract of G. lucidum; WGL water extracts of G. lucidum