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Table 4 Indole alkaloids targeting other RCD subroutines in cancer

From: Naturally derived indole alkaloids targeting regulated cell death (RCD) for cancer therapy: from molecular mechanisms to potential therapeutic targets

Compound

Structure

Source

Target

Mechanism in RCD

Cancer cell line

Tumor type

Refs.

DM10

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Bis-isatin derivative

DJ-1, ROS↑

Induce ferroptosis

H1299, MDA-MB-231, BEL7402, 786-O

Lung cancer; breast cancer; liver cancer; renal cancer

[255]

Brucine

Strychnos nux-vomica

ATF3, H2O2, TFR↑

System Xc-↓

Induce ferroptosis

U87 and U251 cells

Glioma

[259]

3,3′-Diindolylmethane

Cruciferous plants

GSH, SLC7A11, GPX4↓

Lipid ROS↑

Induce ferroptosis

BGC-823

Gastric cancer

[260]

Vincristine

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Catharanthus roseus

CDK1↓

Aurora B, histone-H3, NuMA↑

Induce mitotic catastrophe

HT-29 and HeLa Cells

Colorectal cancer, cervical cancer

[265]

BPR0L075

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Combretastatin A-4 derivative

Securin, SAC↑

G2/M phase arrest

Induce mitotic catastrophe

HCT116

Colorectal cancer

[267]

Cyclin B1, BubR1, MPM-2, survivin↑

Induce mitotic catastrophe

OVCAR-3-TR and SKOV-3-TR

Ovarian cancer

[269]

Staurosporine

Streptomyces staurosporeus

RIPK1, MLKL↑

Induce necroptosis

U937 cell

Lymphoma

[275]

10-Methoxycanthin-6-one

Canthin-6-one derivative

RIPK3, MLKL↑

Induce necroptosis

Kasumi-1 cell

Acute myeloid leukemia

[277]

Diindolylmethane

Cruciferous plants

Gli1↓

cleaved PARP, caspase-3↑

Induce anoikis

A2780 and OVCAR-429 cells

Ovarian cancer

[283]

K252a

Staurosporine derivative

BDNF/TrkB↓

Induce anoikis

HONE-1-EBV, HK1-LMP1, C666-1

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

[284]

  1. ↓, downregulate/inhibition; ↑, upregulate/activation