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Table 2 The effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in paraptosis

From: Exploring paraptosis as a therapeutic approach in cancer treatment

Small molecules or treatments

Cancer types

Causes of ROS increase

Affected signaling pathways

References

Auranofin

Breast cancer cells

(MDA-MB-435S)#

Inhibit TrxR1 enzyme activity, proteasome activity

Decrease GSH levels

Induce ER stress (upregulate p-eIF2α, CHOP)

Activate ATF4/CHAC1 axis leads to GSH degradation

[107]

Curcuminoid B63

Gastric cancer cells (SGC-7901, BGC-823, SNU-216)

Inhibit TrxR1 activity

Induce ER stress (upregulate p-eIF2α, CHOP, ATF4)

Activate MAPK pathway (p38, ERK, JNK)

[30]

CPYPP

Curcumin

Cyclosporin

Melanoma (MDA-MB-435), breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231)

Impair thiol homeostasis

Induce ER stress (upregulate CHOP, ATF3, ATF4, GADD34, GADD45α, PERK, IRE1α, HERPUD1, BiP)

Increase CDK7 and CDK9 activity

Upregulate protein kinase K, heat shock proteins

[36]

δ-Tocotrienol

(δ-TT)

Melanoma cells

(A375, BLM)

Induce Ca2+ overload

Downregulate OXPHOS complex I, decrease oxygen consumption and mitochondrial membrane potential

Activate MAPK (p38, ERK, JNK)

Inhibit ATP synthesis

[42]

Jolkinolide B

Bladder cancer cells

(T24, UM-UC-3)

Inhibit TrxR1 enzyme activity without change protein, depletion of glutathione

Induce ER stress (upregulate ATF4, CHOP)

Activate MAPK (p38, ERK, JNK)

[39]

Nitrovin

Glioblastoma multiforme (U251, U87)

Inhibit thioredoxin reductase (TrxR1) activity without changing TrxR1 protein

Induce ER stress (upregulate p-eIF2α, CHOP, ATF4, BiP)

Activate MAPK (p38, ERK, JNK)

[40]

Me2NNMe2

Colorectal cancer

(SW480, HCT-116)

Inhibit disulfide isomerase (PDI) activity and disturb endoplasmic reticulum thiol redox homeostasis

Activate MEK–ERK pathway

Induce ER stress (upregulate PERK, p-eIF2α, ero1L-α, CHOP)

[29]

Withaferin A

Breast cancer lines: MCF-7, MDA-MB-231

Promote the hyperpolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential

Induce ER stress (upregulate CHOP, BiP)

[44]

Honokiol

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (NB4 cells)

Promote the depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential

Induce ER stress (upregulate Bip, CHOP)

Activate mTOR, MAPK (p38, ERK, JNK)

[37]

YRL1091, pyrazolo[3,4-h]quinoline derivative

Breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7)

Increase ROS

Induce ER stress (upregulate ATF4, CHOP, BiP)

Activate MAPK (ERK, JNK)

[113]

  1. #MDA-MB-435S was previously classified as breast ductal carcinoma. However, ATCC has reclassified it as melanoma. https://www.atcc.org/products/htb-129